The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new MEPS data file (August 2020, data in .zip or self decompressing [.exe] ASCII text and SAS Transport format, with documentation in HTML and .pdf format, and Stats, SAS and SPSS programming statements in ASCII format).
– MEPS HC-206A: 2018 Prescribed Medicines File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-206A
“Building on Hope or Tackling Fear? Policy Responses to the Growing Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias,” by Adelina Comas-Herrera (WP2020-19, July 2020, .pdf format, 26p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
“Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program: A Data Book,” (July 2020, .pdf format, 200p.).
medpac.gov/docs/default-source/data-book/july2020_databook_entirereport_sec.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Older People are Less Pessimistic about the Health Risks of Covid-19,” by Pedro Bordalo, Katherine B. Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer (w27494, July 2020, .pdf format, 29p.).
B. “Variation in Health Care Prices Across Public and Private Payers,” by Toren L. Fronsdal, Jay Bhattacharya, and Suzanne Tamang (w27490, July 2020, .pdf format, 58p.).
C. “Physician Characteristics and Patient Survival: Evidence from Physician Availability,” by Joseph J. Doyle Jr. (w27458, July 2020, .pdf format, 38p.).
“Development and Structure of BETOS 2.0 with Illustrative Data,” by Robert A. Berenson and Mary Jo Braid-Forbes (June 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 43p.).
www.urban.org/research/publication/development-and-structure-betos-20-illustrative-data
“Problems Paying Medical Bills, 2018,” by Amy E. Cha and Robin A. Cohen (Data Brief No. 357, February 2020, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
A. “Individual and population level impact of chronic conditions on functional disability in older adults,” by Parminder Raina, Anne Gilsing, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Nazmul Sohel, Edwin van den Heuvel, and Lauren E. Griffith (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0229160. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229160, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229160
B. “Differences in medical costs for end-of-life patients receiving traditional care and those receiving hospice care: A retrospective study,” by Ya-Ting Huang, Ying-Wei Wang, Chou-Wen Chi, Wen-Yu Hu, Rung Lin Jr, Chih-Chung Shiao, and Woung-Ru Tang (PLoS ONE 15(2): e0229176. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229176, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 21p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229176
“Variation in end-of-life hospital spending in England: Evidence from linked survey and administrative data,” by George Stoye and Tom Lee (W19/22, September 2019, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
“Savings Medicare Beneficiaries Need for Health Expenses in 2019: Some Couples Could Need as Much as $363,000,” by Paul Fronstin and Jack VanDerhei (May 2019, .pdf format, 10p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration to access full-text.
www.ebri.org/content/savings-medicare-beneficiaries-need-for-health-expenses-in-2019
A. “Home- and Community-Based Services Beyond Medicaid: How State-Funded Programs Help Low-Income Adults with Care Needs Live at Home,” by Ellen O’Brien and Wendy Fox-Grage (February 2019, .pdf format, 27p.).
longtermscorecard.org/promising-practices/home-and-community-based-services-beyond-medicaid
B. “Defraying High Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs: The Medical Expense Tax Deduction,” by Maxim Shvedov (February 2019, .pdf format, 5p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2019/defraying-high-out-of-pocket-health-care-costs.html
“End-of-Life Medical Expenses,” by Eric French, John Bailey Jones, Elaine Kelly and Jeremy McCauley (Working Paper No. 18-18, December 2018, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
“Patient-Focused Care: A Prescription to Reduce Health Care Costs,” a hearing held October 3, 2018 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 33 minutes). Hearing begins at the 14:38 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/patient-focused-care-a-prescription-to-reduce-health-care-costs
A. “The plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers,” by Elisabetta Barbi, Francesco Lagona, Marco Marsili, James W. Vaupel, and Kenneth W. Wachter (Vol. 360, No. 6396, June 29, 2018, p. 1459-1461).
science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6396/1459
B. “Predictive modeling of U.S. health care spending in late life,” by Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ziad Obermeyer (Vol. 360, No. 6396, June 29, 2018, p. 1462-1465).
“Seniors with High Unreimbursed Health Care Costs: Who Are They?” by Maxim Shvedov (November 2017, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2017/seniors-with-high-unreimbursed-health-care-costs.html
EBRI Notes (Vol. 38, No. 1, January 2017, .pdf format, 12p.). Note: The article of this issue is “Savings Medicare Beneficiaries Need for Health Expenses: Some Couples Could Need as Much as $350,000,” by Paul Fronstin and Jack VanDerhei.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5527
“2015-2025 Projections of National Health Expenditures,” (July 2016, .pdf and zipped Excel and comma-delimited format, 5p.).
“National Health Expenditure Accounts Projections 2015-2025,” (July 2016, .pdf and zipped Excel and comma-delimited format, 5p.).
“‘Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ Business Model: the Repercussions for Patients and the Health Care System,” a hearing held April 27, 2016 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 3 hours 1 minute). Note: Hearing begins at the 9:54 mark and ends at the 3:10:19 mark
“Sudden Price Spikes in Decades-Old Rx Drugs: Inside the Monopoly Business Model,” a hearing held March 17, 2016 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 3 hours 14 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 18:03 mark and ends at the 3:32:05 mark.
A. “Economic Impact of Dementia by Disease Severity: Exploring the Relationship between Stage of Dementia and Cost of Care in Taiwan,” by Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku, Ming-Chyi Pai, and Pei-Yu Shih (PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148779. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148779, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0148779
B. “The Effect of Intra- and Intergenerational Caregiving on Subjective Well-Being – Evidence of a Population Based Longitudinal Study among Older Adults in Germany,” by Andre Hajek and Hans-Helmut Konig (PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148916, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0148916
EBRI Notes (Vol. 37, No. 1, January 2016, .pdf format, 16p.). Note: The two articles in this issue are: “Impact of Workplace Wellness-Program Participation on Medication Adherence,” by Paul Fronstin and M. Christopher Roebuck; and, “Differences in Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses of Older Single and Couple Households,” by Sudipto Banerjee.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5526
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