Cost Shifting Under Managed Behavioral Health Care. S. Zuvekas, A. Rupp, G. Norquist, Psychiatric Services 58(1): January 2007, 100-108. Examines whether a managed behavioral health care organization shifted mental health treatment costs from specialty care to primary care treatment or prescription drugs. (AHRQ 07-R036)
Do HMOs Reduce Preventable Hospitalizations for Medicare Beneficiaries? J. Basu, L. Mobley, Medical Care Research and Review 64(5): October 2007, 544-567. Uses 2001 hospital discharge abstracts for Medicare enrollees to assess the association of HMO enrollment with preventable hospitalizations among the elderly in four States: New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and California. (AHRQ 08-R005)
Health Care Markets: Concepts, Data, Measures, and Current Research Challenges. M. Hagan, W. Encinosa, Inquiry, 45:Spring 2008, 15-18. Presents an overview of five papers related to an agenda-setting conference sponsored by AHRQ to encourage assessments of the data used in measuring, analyzing, and discussing health care markets. (AHRQ 08-R081)
The Shape of Demand: What Does it Tell Us About Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Antidepressants? C. Meyerhoefer, S. Zuvekas, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 8(2):online. Examines how direct-to-consumer advertising changes the shape of the demand curve for antidepressants. (AHRQ 08-R062)
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