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Stuart, B.
(P.I.),
Briesacher, B., and Shea, D. “Evaluation of the Effect of
Medicare Drug Policy Decisions on Vulnerable Seniors,” The
Commonwealth Fund, No. 20040184 (2004-2005). http://www.cmwf.org/grants/grantdetail.asp?id=1000&pid=2&link=5
Description
Evaluation of the
Effect of Medicare Drug
Policy Decisions on Vulnerable Seniors
This grant involved 3 sets of
analyses relating to Medicare beneficiaries: (1) simulating drug
costs to 2006, (2) evaluating quality of prescribing, and (3)
evaluating drug use in nursing homes.
Publications
Stuart, B., Simoni-Wastila, L., Baysac, F., Shaffer,
T., Shea, D. "Coverage and Use of Prescription Drugs in Nursing
Homes: Implications of the Medicare Modernization Act,"
Medical Care
(in press).
Stuart,
B., Briesacher, B., Shea, D., Cooper, B., Baysac, F., Limcangco,
R., (2005) “Riding the Rollercoaster: The Ups and Downs in
Out-of-Pocket Spending Under the New Medicare Benefit,”
Health Affairs,
24(4):1022-1031.
Doshi, J.,
Brandt, N., Stuart, B. (2004)
“Impact of Drug Coverage on COX-2 Inhibitor Use In Medicare,”
Health
Affairs, 23:1 web
exclusive, February 19,
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.w4.94
Print version in Web Exclusives, January-June, 2004,
Supplement to Health Affairs, 2004, pp.
W4-94 to W4-105.
Shea, D., Stuart, B.,
Briesacher, B. (2003) “Participation and Crowd Out in a Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit: Estimates from Simulations,”
Health Care Financing Review 25(2):47-61.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/review/03_04winter/
Presentations
Stuart, B., Simoni-Wastila, L.,
Shaffer, T., Baysac, F., Shea, D. “Insurance Status and Drug Use
among Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes,” International
Health Economics Association, Barcelona, July 13, 2005
Simoni-Wastila, L., Stuart, B., Shaffer, T.,
"National Estimates of Use of Over-the-Counter Medications in
Nursing Homes: Implications for Substitution with Prescription
Drugs," AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Boston, June 27,
2005.
Stuart, B. “Measuring the Impact of
Means Testing on Enrollment in Subsidized Part D Drug Plans,
National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, May 11,
2005.
Stuart B. “Cost Sharing Under Part D:
Impact on Beneficiaries with the Standard Benefit,”
Invitational Summit for State Policy Makers: Medicare Part D
Implementation Issues. Sponsored by AcademyHealth and AHRQ,
Philadelphia, October 8, 2004.
Stuart, B. “Quality Implications of
Medicare Part D.” The Commonwealth Fund Quality Improvement
Colloquium, Washington, DC June 30, 2004.
Shea, D., Stuart, B., Briesacher, B.
“Eating the Doughnut Hole: Who Benefits?” AcademyHealth
annual meetings, San Diego, June 8, 2004.
Shea, D., Stuart,
B., Briesacher, B., Vasey, J., Ganesh, G. “Take-Up Among
the Near Poor: Challenges for Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage,” AcademyHealth
annual meetings, San Diego, June 7, 2004. |
