Association between physician adoption of a new oral anti-diabetic medication and Medicare and Medicaid drug spending

Association between physician adoption of a new oral anti-diabetic medication and Medicare and Medicaid drug spending

Abstract Background In the United States, there is well-documented regional variation in prescription drug spending. However, the specific role of physician adoption of brand name drugs on the variation in patient-level prescription drug spending is still being investigated across a multitude of dru...

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Main Authors: Ilinca D. Metes, Lingshu Xue, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Haiden A. Huskamp, Walid F. Gellad, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Seth Richards-Shubik, Hasan Guclu, Julie M. Donohue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Prescription drugs
Physician behavior
Technology adoption
Medicare
Medicaid
Diabetes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4520-4

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