Research
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Inpatient Medicaid Usage and Expenditure Patterns After Changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Levels
Changes in SNAP benefit levels were associated with changes in inpatient Medicaid usage and cost patterns.
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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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Mortality Risk, Insurance, and the Value of Life
In a working paper submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Darius Lakdawalla found mortality improvement may be worth more, not less, to patients facing shorter lives.
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Multidimensional Comparison of Countries’ Adaptation to Societal Aging
Overall, Norway and Sweden rank first in adaptation to aging, followed by the U.S., The Netherlands, and Japan. Central and eastern European countries rank at the bottom, with untapped potential for successful aging.
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Does Spending More Get More? Health Care Delivery and Fiscal Implications From a Medicare Fee Bump
Chen and her colleagues assess the effects of a Medicare temporary 10 percent fee bump for primary care visits on service volume, physician labor supply, and quality of care in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
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Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
Results of the randomized trial show opioid prescribing decreases after a clinician learns of a patient’s fatal overdose.
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The Role of Parental Financial Assistance in the Transition to Homeownership by Young Adults
Zissimopoulos and her colleagues examine the role of direct parental assistance in their adult children’s home buying, net of other resources.
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Medicaid Eligibility Expansions May Address Gaps In Access To Diabetes Medications
The researchers find Medicaid eligibility expansions are linked to increases in prescription fills for diabetes drugs.
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How Would Individual Market Premiums Change in 2019 in a Stable Policy Environment?
Matthew Fielder examines how premiums would change in 2019 absent recent policy changes that are set to take effect.
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Are High-Deductible Plans a Healthy Option for Patients?
High-deductible health plans may have unintended consequences for patients.
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