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Savings Achieved through the Use of Generic Pharmaceuticals
"A report released by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) found that a 2 percent increase in the substitution of generic drugs for identical brand name products would yield a $1 billion sav ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Medicaid, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Medicaid
US Pharmaceutical Innovation in an International Context
"A study in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health found that the higher prices U.S. consumers pay for brand name prescription drugs do not result in higher rates of new drug develop ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Rates/Reimbursement, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery
Prescription Drug Accessibility and Affordability in the United States and Abroad
"On June 1, the Commonwealth Fund released a brief examining prescription drug access, affordability, and cost in the U.S. and six other high-income countries. The brief notes that Americans ar ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Regulation, Spending
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations
Geographic Variation in Medicare Drug Spending
"The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study examining Medicare Part D prescription drug spending by region. The study found significant regional variance that was not offset b ..."
Topics : Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Spending, State Data
Categories : Special Populations, Medicare, Treatment and Recovery
Mathematica Brief Examines Nursing Care For Dual Eligibles, Recommends Transferring Responsibility to Medicare
"This Mathematica Policy Research Inc. brief examines avenues for reducing the fragmentation of care for dual eligibles in nursing homes. The brief suggest shifting the responsibility for such ..."
Topics : Dual Eligibles, Medicaid, Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Providers, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Medicaid, Medicare, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery
Therapies to Better Manage Depression Provide Cost Savings for Employers
"This Thomson Reuters study funded by Sanofi Aventis and published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that, even when treated with antidepressants, depressed worker ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Spending, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery
Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs
"This report from the Open Society finds that addiction treatment reduces overal health care costs.
From the executive summary:
Addiction is a pervasive yet treatable chronic health ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Impact of the STAR*D Trial From the Perspective of the Payer
"This article discusses the implications of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial for private and public payers. The STAR*D trial found that, for second- and ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Quality , Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery
Iowa Releases 2010 Drug Control Strategy
"The Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy, the Drug Policy Advisory Council, and the state Departments of Corrections; Education; Human Rights, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning; Human Services; P ..."
Topics : Criminal/ Juvenile Justice, Illegal Drugs, Prescription Drugs, Prevention, Spending, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : State and Local, Treatment and Recovery, Prevention and Wellness, Substance Abuse
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drug Treatment Services: Review of the Literature
"This article reviews the substance abuse treatment cost-benefit literature. The review found that benefits exceeded costs in all 18 studies, even when not all benefits were accou ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Prescription Drugs, Rates/Reimbursement, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Substance Abuse
Persisting Decline in Depression Treatment After FDA Warnings
"This study of depression treatment in the wake of FDA warnings regarding suicide in children taking antidepressants found that the frequency of depression diagnoses decreased and cont ..."
Topics : Children & Adolescents, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Regulation, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues
Trends in Antidepressant Utilization from 2001 to 2004
"This study found that, after years of increased use of antidepressants, a trend reversal began in the early 2000s which included decreasing rates of adequate antidepressant treatment. &nbs ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Spending, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery
Pediatric Antidepressant Use After the Black-Box Warning
"This study found that, after the FDA required a black-box warning on antidepressants outlining the possible suicide risk in children, antidepressant use declined sharply over all age groups--includi ..."
Topics : Children & Adolescents, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Treatment
Categories : Mental Health, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery
Prior Authorization for Antidepressants in Medicaid: Effects Among Disabled Dual Enrollees
"This article examines the use of a controversial prior authorization policy in the Michigan Medicaid program on antidepressant use and and health outcomes for dually eligible Medicaid and Medicare e ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Dual Eligibles, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, State Data, Treatment
Categories : Medicaid, Medicare, Mental Health, State and Local, Special Populations, Treatment and Recovery
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