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Elimination of cost‐sharing and receipt of screening for colorectal and breast cancer

by Fedewa, Stacey A Goodman, Michael Flanders, W. Dana Han, Xuesong Smith, Robert A M. Ward, Elizabeth Doubeni, Chyke A Sauer, Ann Goding Jemal, Ahmedin Published in Cancer (15.09.2015)

“...BACKGROUND The aim of the cost‐sharing provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to reduce financial barriers for preventive...”

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The RAND Health Insurance Experiment, Three Decades Later

by Aviva Aron-Dine Liran Einav Amy Finkelstein Published in The Journal of economic perspectives (01.01.2013)

“...Between 1974 and 1981, the RAND health insurance experiment provided health insurance to more than 5,800 individuals from about 2,000 households in six...”

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Association of Reference Pricing for Diagnostic Laboratory Testing With Changes in Patient Choices, Prices, and Total Spending for Diagnostic Tests

by Robinson, James C Whaley, Christopher Brown, Timothy T Published in JAMA internal medicine (01.09.2016)

“...IMPORTANCE: Prices for laboratory and other clinical services vary widely. Employers and insurers increasingly are adopting “reference pricing” policies to...”

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Association of Cost Sharing With Mental Health Care Use, Involuntary Commitment, and Acute Care

by Ravesteijn, Bastian Schachar, Eli B Beekman, Aartjan T. F Janssen, Richard T. J. M Jeurissen, Patrick P. T Published in JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.) (01.09.2017)

“...IMPORTANCE: A higher out-of-pocket price for mental health care may lead not only to cost savings but also to negative downstream consequences. OBJECTIVE: To...”

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Co-payments for general practitioners in Denmark: an analysis using two policy models

by Hansen, Camilla Andrioti, Despena Published in BMC health services research (05.01.2017)

“...The increasing health expenditure for general practitioners (GPs) in Denmark requires that other ways of financing the health system are investigated. This...”

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Copayment Reductions Generate Greater Medication Adherence In Targeted Patients

by Maciejewski, Matthew L Farley, Joel F Parker, John Wansink, Daryl Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.11.2010)

“...A large value-based insurance design program offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina eliminated generic medication copayments and reduced...”

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Medicare Part D and Insulin Affordability — The Devil Is in the Details

by Dusetzina, Stacie B Huskamp, Haiden A Keohane, Laura M Keating, Nancy L Published in The New England journal of medicine (14.05.2020)

“...Millions of Americans rely on insulin, and reports about cost-related underuse and subsequent deaths, primarily among uninsured or underinsured people, have...”

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Value-Based Insurance Design Improves Medication Adherence Without An Increase In Total Health Care Spending

by Agarwal, Rajender Gupta, Ashutosh Fendrick, A Mark Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.07.2018)

“...Value-based insurance design (VBID) is a strategy that reduces cost sharing for high-value services and increases consumers' out-of-pocket spending for...”

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Patients At-Risk for Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence: A Review of the Literature

by Briesacher, Becky A Gurwitz, Jerry H Soumerai, Stephen B Published in Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM (01.06.2007)

“...Up to 32% of older patients take less medication than prescribed to avoid costs, yet a comprehensive assessment of risk factors for cost-related nonadherence...”

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Effects of the financial crisis and Troika austerity measures on health and health care access in Portugal

by Legido-Quigley, Helena Karanikolos, Marina Hernandez-Plaza, Sonia de Freitas, Cláudia Bernardo, Luís Padilla, Beatriz Sá Machado, Rita Diaz-Ordaz, Karla Stuckler, David McKee, Martin Published in Health policy (Amsterdam) (2016)

“...Highlights • Austerity measures in Portugal involved substantial reforms, including to health care. • In 2010–2012, unmet medical need doubled in Portugal. •...”

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Medicare Part D Payments for Topical Steroids: Rising Costs and Potential Savings

by Song, Hannah Adamson, Adewole Mostaghimi, Arash Published in JAMA dermatology (Chicago, Ill.) (28.04.2017)

“...IMPORTANCE: Rising pharmaceutical costs in the United States are an increasing source of financial burden for payers and patients. Although topical steroids...”

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Affordable Care Act's mandate eliminating contraceptive cost sharing influenced choices of women with employer coverage

by Carlin, Caroline S Fertig, Angela R Dowd, Bryan E Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.09.2016)

“...Patient cost sharing for contraceptive prescriptions was eliminated for certain insurance plans as part of the Affordable Care Act. We examined the impact of...”

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Terminating Cost-Sharing Reduction Subsidy Payments: The Impact Of Marketplace Zero-Dollar Premium Plans On Enrollment

by Drake, Coleman Anderson, David M Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.01.2020)

“...The termination of cost-sharing reduction subsidy payments to insurers in 2017 by the administration of President Donald Trump resulted in a proliferation of...”

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Increases in Consumer Cost Sharing Redirect Patient Volumes and Reduce Hospital Prices for Orthopedic Surgery

by Robinson, James C Brown, Timothy T Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.08.2013)

“...Some employers are implementing reference-pricing benefit designs, which establish limits on the amount they will pay for some procedures covered by...”

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Do Larger Health Insurance Subsidies Benefit Patients or Producers? Evidence from Medicare Advantage

by Marika Cabral Michael Geruso Neale Mahoney Published in The American economic review (01.08.2018)

“...A central question in the debate over privatized Medicare is whether increased government payments to private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans generate lower...”

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Reference Pricing, Consumer Cost-Sharing, and Insurer Spending for Advanced Imaging Tests

by Robinson, James C Whaley, Christopher Brown, Timothy T Published in Medical care (01.12.2016)

“...BACKGROUND:Fees charged for similar imaging tests often vary dramatically within the same market, leading to wide variation in insurer spending and consumer...”

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Medicare Part D Plans’ Coverage and Cost-Sharing for Acute Rescue and Preventive Inhalers for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

by Tseng, Chien-Wen Yazdany, Jinoos Dudley, R. Adams DeJong, Colette Kazi, Dhruv S Chen, Randi Lin, Grace A Published in JAMA internal medicine (01.04.2017)

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Association Between Patient Cost Sharing and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence

by Farah, Michel Abdallah, Maya Szalai, Heidi Berry, Robert Lagu, Tara Lindenauer, Peter K Pack, Quinn R Published in Mayo Clinic proceedings (01.12.2019)

“...To determine the association between cost sharing and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation (CR). We collected detailed cost-sharing information for patients...”

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Individual market health plan affordability after cost‐sharing reduction subsidy cuts

by Drake, Coleman Abraham, Jean M Published in Health services research (01.08.2019)

“...Objective To investigate how changes in insurer participation and composition as well as state policies affect health plan affordability for individual market...”

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Health Benefits In 2017: Stable Coverage, Workers Faced Considerable Variation In Costs

by Claxton, Gary Rae, Matthew Long, Michelle Damico, Anthony Whitmore, Heidi Foster, Gregory Published in Health affairs (Project Hope) (01.10.2017)

“...The annual Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Educational Trust Employer Health Benefits Survey found that in 2017, average annual premiums (employer...”

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