The American journal of managed care
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Out-of-pocket costs of diabetes medications other than insulin can be quite high for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance.
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To assess trends in the use of prior authorization requirements among Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. ⋯ In 2019, roughly 3 in 4 MA enrollees were in a plan requiring prior authorization. Service-level, area-level, and carrier-level patterns suggest a wide range of approaches to prior authorization requirements.
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Identifying and addressing unmet social needs without attention to other contributors to health inequities-such as medical mistrust-is unlikely to yield desired outcomes.
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A final rule has been issued that increases Medicare fee-for-service payment rates for individuals experiencing homelessness. This rule provides new, incentivized opportunities to better screen for and document homelessness among patients in acute inpatient settings. With greater identification of homeless patients, there may be increased needs to develop comprehensive discharge plans that involve coordination with housing providers and social service agencies to prevent the high repeated use of acute care found among many homeless patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of psychiatric follow-up frequency on outcomes and waiting times.
This study determined whether naturally occurring but significantly different outpatient follow-up frequencies are associated with clinical outcomes and service waiting times. ⋯ Although variations in appointment frequencies do not appear to have a major impact on clinical outcomes, they could be managed to achieve significant improvements in the accessibility of the clinic.