As we discussed in Chapter 1, the federal government gives each state flexibility in establishing its own Medicaid reimbursement methods and rates for nursing home services. While the five states examined all use prospective, facility-specific reimbursement methods, the way each state has designed its reimbursement system varies significantly. The combination of historical, facilityspecific cos...

This article examines the interaction between the demand for deductible insurance and the demand for the asset that can be insured. A model where the decision-maker can choose both the insurance level and the amount of the risky asset to hold in the portfolio is used. Allowing simultaneous determination of the demand for an asset and the level of the deductible alters the comparative statics of...

Standard models of political competition do not differentiate between parties and the candidates selected by those parties, nor between electoral competition and competition between parties for support and influence among the public. This paper introduces a framework that distinguishes between parties and their candidates, creating roles for both the importance of a party’s power (size) and of ...

Between 1978 and 1993, the number of persons receiving disability benefits under either the Supplemental Security Income program or the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program increased more than 43 percent--from 4.7 million to 6.7 million. In 1993, 4.08 percent of the U.S. resident population aged 18-64 were receiving a disability benefit under one or both of the programs, compare...

The use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer increased through the mid-2000s, in association with acquisition of the devices by large urology groups. More recently, reimbursement for IMRT in the office setting (generally representing freestanding facilities owned by physicians) has been declining. The aim of the study was to examine trends in IMRT use and related ...


 CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well patient clinician perspectives, a drug or class.
 The inform non-binding recommendations that help guide decisions Canada’s federal, provincial, territorial governments, with exception Quebec.
 This review assesses anifrolumab for IV injection solution, 150 mg...

A LTHOUGH RESEARCH has suggested that approximately one-third of the 700 000 to 1 million patient falls that occur annually in US hospitals could be prevented,1,2 reducing falls with injuries is a persistent patient safety challenge. Falls can result in patient injury and death and place an increased economic burden on patients and the health care system.1,3,4 Longer hospital stays and addition...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the pharmacoeconomic performance of treatment with solifenacin, a new antimuscarinic with selectivity for the bladder, when compared to tolterodine and placebo, in Italian patients with overactive bladder (OAB). METHODS The evaluation was performed using a Markov model. The time horizon of the simulation was 52 weeks, with 1-week cycles. The model simulated outcomes a...

[This corrects the article on p. 118 in vol. 21, PMID: 25995964.].

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