Data Visualization
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Geographic Variation in the Delivery of High-Value Inpatient Care
Hospitals in Miami produced 13 percent fewer high-quality hospital stays than the U.S. average, while hospitals in Everett, Washington, a city 25 miles north of Seattle, perform over 20 percent better than average on value.
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Impact of Oncology Drug Shortages on Chemotherapy Treatment
Jacobson and Alpert studied more than 2.4 million monthly claims for chemotherapy treatment and found little impact on outpatient chemotherapy treatment for the majority of oncology drugs identified as experiencing shortages between 2004 and 2011.
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Generic Drug Price Hikes And Out-Of-Pocket Spending For Medicare Beneficiaries
The share of generic drugs that at least doubled in price increased fourfold according to the Health Affairs study. But, this share is still a small percentage of the generic market.
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Prescription Copay Clawbacks, Explained
A short video on prescription drug overpayments (also known as “clawbacks”). Prescription drug overpayments occur when commercially insured patients’ copayments exceed the total cost of the drug to their insurer or pharmacy benefit manager.
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Reductions in Mid-Life Diabetes, Hypertension Increase Future Number of Americans with Dementia
Improving cardiovascular health at middle and older ages is not enough to slow the growth in the number of older Americans with dementia, further underscoring the need for innovations that will delay or prevent dementia.
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Overpaying for Prescription Drugs: The Copay Clawback Phenomenon
In 2013, almost one quarter of filled pharmacy prescriptions (23%) involved a patient copayment that exceeded the average reimbursement paid by the insurer by more than $2.00.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Frequency of Workplace Injuries and Prevalence of Work-Related Disability
Older minorities face greater rates of work-related disability than whites; male foreign-born Hispanics had highest rate of workplace injury.
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Health and Health Care of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2030
The 2030 Medicare recipient will likely be a woman, disabled, and suffering from either one or a combination of chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes.
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The Value of Delaying Alzheimer’s Disease Onset
Models show that the number of patients will more than double in 40 years, and costs associated with their care will nearly quintuple.
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