Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc

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October 1st 2018

Gatekeeping and Patterns of Outpatient Care Post Healthcare Reform

Michael L. Barnett, MD, MS Zirui Song, MD, PhD Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH Sherri Rose, PhD Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc

Is specialist “gatekeeping” in modern health maintenance organization (HMO) insurance associated with differences in outpatient care? The study finds that HMO gatekeeping may meaningfully reduce specialist utilization.

August 18th 2015

A Comparison of Relative Resource Use and Quality in Medicare Advantage Health Plans Versus Traditional Medicare

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc Alan M. Zaslavsky, PhD Robert Saunders, PhD L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP

Compared with traditional Medicare, relative resource use for those with diabetes or cardiovascular disease is lower in Medicare Advantage, while quality of care is higher.