Tag: Cost of Care
Study: Using medical benefit can result in positive outcomes
September 17, 2024HME News Staff
DALLAS – Patients living with diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring devices had 35% lower total cost of care and 23% higher device adherence when therapy was provided through a medical vs. pharmacy benefit, according to peer-reviewed research conducted by CCS and published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research Diabetes (JMIR Diabetes).
Non-adherent patients who use CGMs also had a higher rate of therapy reinitiation when therapy was provided through a medical (22%) vs....
Study supports CareCentrix model
March 9, 2021HME News Staff
WASHINGTON and HARTFORD, Conn. – Avalere, an independent health care research and consulting firm, has found a major reduction in the total cost of care for patients managed by CareCentrix through reduced emergency room visits, hospital utilization and hospital readmissions.
Avalere found that the total cost for Medicare Advantage members was 44% lower in the CareCentrix-managed population during the initial 90 days following discharge and 27% lower twelve months after...