The American journal of managed care
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Prior authorization is used to ensure providers treat patients with medically accepted treatments. Our objective was to evaluate prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race/ethnicity for commercially insured patients. ⋯ We observed no differences in the prior authorization process for Black and Hispanic patients with cancer and higher rates of prior authorization approvals for Asian patients compared with White patients.
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Observational Study
Cost savings from an mHealth tool for improving medication adherence.
To determine the health care cost savings from the Wellth app, a mobile health intervention that uses financial incentives to increase medication adherence. ⋯ Given the relatively low cost of the Wellth intervention, our findings provide preliminary evidence of cost savings from implementing Wellth among adults with several common chronic conditions.