Article: Study shows impact of increased patient cost sharing.

Article: TRICARE PATIENT COST SHARING COLLECTIONS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Year 2004 on their TRICARE patient cost sharing practices describe using widely ... attempting to collect TRICARE patient cost shares when these become delinquent ... Contractors (MCSCs) for changes in patient cost sharing amounts on a timely basis ...

Article: Does patient cost sharing lead to better ...
OB GYN News;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... also enable lower consumer cost sharing when consumers select providers ... An example of this type of patient cost sharing is the use of tiered consumer ... of care. NO I oppose using patient cost sharing as way of influencing the utilization ...

Article: HIRC's drug copay service shows trend toward increased ...
Health & Medicine Week;  June 28, 2004 ;     496 words ... ... the "Spring 2004 Drug Copay Service" shows that a dominant trend in drug benefits today is toward increased patient cost-sharing. "Health plans, PBMs, and large employers are raising fixed tier and percentage copays and increasing their ...

Article: HIRC's Drug Copay Service Shows Trend Toward Increased ...
Business Wire;  June 2, 2004 ;     670 words ... ... therapies, the Spring 2004 Drug Copay Service shows that a dominant trend in drug benefits today is toward increased patient cost-sharing. "Health plans, PBMs, and large employers are raising fixed tier and percentage copays and increasing their ...

Article: HHS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY OPINION ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... charitable organization's existing arrangement to subsidize cost-sharing (the "Existing Arrangement"), as well as its proposed ... associated with outpatient prescription drug treatment, including cost-sharing amounts under the Existing Arrangement. The Foundation would ...

Article: HHS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ISSUES ADVISORY OPINION ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... exempt, charitable organization's arrangement to subsidize cost-sharing and premium obligations owed by financially needy Medicare ... prescription drug treatment, including insurance premiums and cost-sharing amounts. The Foundation offers this financial assistance ...

Article: Physician response to the United Mine Workers' ...
Health Services Research;  April 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... medical care. Increased patient cost sharing continues to be offered as ... addressed the implications of patient cost sharing for physician treatment patterns ... policy problems. Increased patient cost sharing has gained acceptance among ...