Open AccessComparison of Low-Value Care in Medicaid vs Commercially Insured Populations
Author(s) -
Christina J. Charlesworth,
Thomas H. A. Meath,
Aaron L. Schwartz,
K. John McConnell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2086
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , logistic regression , health insurance , family medicine , test (biology) , health care , demography , environmental health , paleontology , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth
Reducing unnecessary tests and treatments is a potentially promising approach for improving the value of health care. However, relatively little is known about whether insurance type or local practice patterns are associated with delivery of low-value care.
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