Medical Care
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Medical Care: Competition in Outpatient Procedure Markets
Read more: Medical Care: Competition in Outpatient Procedure MarketsAbstract Background: More than half of all medical procedures performed in the United States occur in an outpatient setting, yet few studies have explored how competition among ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and hospitals affects prices for commercially insured outpatient services. Objectives: We examined the association between prices for commercially insured outpatient procedures and competition among ASCs and…
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Medical Care: The Differential Effects of Insurance Mandates on Health Care Spending for Children’s Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tags: Autism, Children, Commercially Insured, Inpatient Spending, Medical Care, Outpatient Spending, Peer Reviewed Journals
Read more: Medical Care: The Differential Effects of Insurance Mandates on Health Care Spending for Children’s Autism Spectrum DisorderABSTRACT Objectives: There is substantial variation in treatment intensity among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study asks whether policies that target health care utilization for ASD affect children differentially based on this variation. Specifically, we examine the impact of state-level insurance mandates that require commercial insurers to cover certain treatments for ASD for…