Annals of internal medicine
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Observational Study
Performance in the Medicare Shared Savings Program After Accounting for Nonrandom Exit: An Instrumental Variable Analysis.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) are associated with modest savings. However, prior research may overstate this effect if high-cost clinicians exit ACOs. ⋯ Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institute on Aging.
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Improving access to treatment for opioid use disorder is a national priority, but little is known about the barriers encountered by patients seeking buprenorphine-naloxone ("buprenorphine") treatment. ⋯ National Institute on Drug Abuse.