Physician Practice Variation Under Orthopedic Bundled Payment
This study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment.
Patients' Views of a Behavioral Intervention Including Financial Incentives
Patients who enrolled in a trial to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol spoke positively of the multifaceted intervention: pillbox monitoring and financial incentives were socially acceptable.
Synchronized Prescription Refills and Medication Adherence: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
A retrospective claims analysis showed that synchronized refill schedules were associated with better medication adherence among Medicare Advantage patients taking multiple maintenance medications.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Negative Co-Payments: The CHORD Trial
This study extends value-based insurance design concepts in testing the impact on blood pressure control of rewards that provided negative co-payments for blood pressure medication.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Co-Payment Elimination: The CHORD Trial
This study tests the impact on blood pressure control of a reward that lowered co-payments for blood pressure medication to $0.