Bryan E. Dowd, PhD

Articles

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December 9th 2024

Searching for the Policy-Relevant Treatment Effect in Medicare’s ACO Evaluations

Bryan E. Dowd, PhD Roger D. Feldman, PhD Woolton Lee, PhD Kathleen Rowan, PhD Shriram Parashuram, PhD Katie White, EdD, MBA

The authors discuss multiple challenges to the production of policy-relevant results from evaluation of Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).

December 12th 2019

Cost-Sharing Payments for Out-of-Network Care in Commercially Insured Adults

Wendy Yi Xu, PhD Bryan E. Dowd, PhD Macarius M. Donneyong, PhD Yiting Li, PhD Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH

This study of claims among adults covered by employer-sponsored plans revealed substantial variations in out-of-network cost-sharing payments. The growth of cost sharing for nonemergent hospitalizations is concerning.

May 1st 2009

Is Patient Satisfaction Influenced by the Intensity of Medical Resource Use by Their Physicians?

Bryan E. Dowd, PhD John E. Kralewski, PhD Amer A. Kaissi, PhD Sally J. Irrgang, MA, BSN

Patient satisfaction does not seem to be influenced by the intensity of medical resource use by their physicians.

January 1st 2001

Disenrollment from Medicare HMOs

Kathleen Tiede Call, PhD Bryan E. Dowd, PhD Roger Feldman, PhD Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH Marshall A. McBean, MD, MSc Matthew Maciejewski, PhD