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How do insurer acquisitions of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) affect costs?
New research by LDI Fellow Abby Alpert finds Medicare Part D insurers that continued working with rival insurers’ PBMs saw double-digit premium increases. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…
New research by LDI Fellow Abby Alpert finds Medicare Part D insurers that continued working with rival insurers’ PBMs saw double-digit premium increases. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…
ldi.upenn.edu Insurer Acquisition of PBMs Raised Some Part D Premiums LDI Fellow Abby Alpert found little evidence to support that insurers integrating with PBMs resulted in cost savings for Medicare Part D plan enrollees. For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), hospital work environment may play a role in readmission disparities.
In NJ hospitals with poorer nurse work environments, higher LEP volume was associated with 6% higher odds of 7-day readmission.
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In NJ hospitals with poorer nurse work environments, higher LEP volume was associated with 6% higher odds of 7-day readmission.
bit.ly/4lzXRth
📢New research: LDI Fellows report socioeconomic disparities in care for chronic low back pain.
Patients with higher incomes and education were more likely to receive non-drug care like physical therapy and filled fewer prescriptions. Read more: bit.ly/4sDWR9E
Patients with higher incomes and education were more likely to receive non-drug care like physical therapy and filled fewer prescriptions. Read more: bit.ly/4sDWR9E
Many older adults with gynecologic cancer don’t see a specialist.
A new @gynoncjnls study by LDI Fellow Emily Ko shows fewer than two-thirds had a visit with a gynecologic oncologist, and access varied by age and income. Read more:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
A new @gynoncjnls study by LDI Fellow Emily Ko shows fewer than two-thirds had a visit with a gynecologic oncologist, and access varied by age and income. Read more:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…