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Historically, Medicare has operated under the assumption that health care providers respond to reductions in reimbursement through increased provision of services in an effort to offset declining practice revenue; however, recent empirical work examining fee reductions has found either small...
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Consumerism arises when patients acquire and use medical information from sources apart from their physicians, such as … cases harms both consumerist and ordinary patients. Data from a large national survey of physicians shows that high levels …
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Although cannabis is federally prohibited, a majority U.S. states have implemented medical cannabis laws (MCLs). As more individuals consider the drug for medical treatment, they potentially substitute away from prescription drugs. Therefore, an MCL signals competitor entry. This paper exploits...
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Physicians' relationships with the pharmaceutical industry have recently come under public scrutiny, particularly in … indicate that both the number and the dollar- value of marketing visits increase physicians' patented opioid claims …
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We use Danish diabetes registry and health insurance data to analyze the extent, consequences, and determinants of under-use and overuse of oral anti-diabetic drugs. Less than half of patients consume the appropriate amount of medication--between 90% and 110% of the amount prescribed by their...
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drive more and more physicians out of the system, it's time for Congress to allow private contracting to play a … nonparticipating physicians, expand the scope of Medigap coverage to include services not covered by Medicare, and liberalize the rules … for opt-out physicians …
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payments to physicians: medical and industry groups adopted voluntary codes, federal agencies published advisory guidelines … companies think twice before lavishing gifts and payments on physicians, which in turn would help to ensure that those “learned …
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positive impact on physician prescription decisions and patients can be consistent with physicians in choosing a drug based on …
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different brands with continuously increasing the size of market. In this competition medical practitioner and physicians are … the key customers for this industry. Physicians are actually the ultimate decision holder of which brand should be … revolving around product, price and promotions and Companies are making marketing tools to draw the attention of physicians for …
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In a complex economy, production is vertical and crosses jurisdictional lines. Goods are often produced by a global or national firm upstream and improved or distributed by local firms downstream. In this context, heightened products liability may have unintended consequences for consumer...
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