Addition of claims-based frailty index enhances current Medicare cost prediction model
1. In this retrospective study, augmentation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hierarchical Condition Category cost prediction model ...
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Lung cancer screening according to existing guidelines is likely cost-effective
1. In this study comparing three prominent lung cancer screening strategies, all were found to be cost-effective, yielding incremental cost-effectiveness ...
Unnecessary care in Medicare population found to be prevalent
Image: PD 1. Low-value or unnecessary care was found to affect 42% of Medicare beneficiaries or 25% using a more ...
Institute of Medicine identifies cost variation between geographic regions
Image: PD 1. Institute of Medicine reports a correlation between geography and cost and quality data in the Medicare population. ...