2024
Funding of evidence included within public comments submitted to inform Medicare national coverage determinations
Lu A, Ji R, Magee M, Ross J, Ramachandran R, Redberg R, Dhruva S. Funding of evidence included within public comments submitted to inform Medicare national coverage determinations. Health Affairs Scholar 2024, 2: qxae064. PMID: 38919964, PMCID: PMC11196998, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxae064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesScientific journal articlesNational Coverage DeterminationPublic commentsCoverage determinationCross-sectional studyMedicare national coverage determinationsJournal articlesMedicare coverage decisionsCoverage of itemsMedicaid ServicesMedicare beneficiariesCommentsMedicare coverageGreater fundingMedicareAuthor disclosuresArticleCoverage decisionsEvaluation of benefitsFunding statementsSupport research
2022
Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Before and After Confirmation of Benefit for Drugs Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval, 2012 to 2017
Skydel JJ, Egilman AC, Wallach JD, Ramachandran R, Gupta R, Ross JS. Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Before and After Confirmation of Benefit for Drugs Granted US Food and Drug Administration Accelerated Approval, 2012 to 2017. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221158. PMID: 35977252, PMCID: PMC9142876, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurrogate end pointsCross-sectional studyClinical benefitConfirmation of benefitEnd pointOriginal indicationClinical outcomesUS FoodConfirmatory trialsMedicaid ServicesPrimary end pointUnproven clinical benefitsTrial end pointsClinical trial resultsTypes of drugsPostapproval trialsAccelerated approvalClinical trialsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationMedicare Part BStandard approvalConversion statusSupplemental indicationsTrial resultsIn Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Physicians
Ludomirsky AB, Schpero WL, Wallace J, Lollo A, Bernheim S, Ross JS, Ndumele CD. In Medicaid Managed Care Networks, Care Is Highly Concentrated Among A Small Percentage Of Physicians. Health Affairs 2022, 41: 760-768. PMID: 35500192, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare plansPercent of specialistsOutpatient primary carePrimary care physiciansManaged Care NetworkCare physiciansPrimary careMedicaid patientsMedicaid beneficiariesPhysicians' willingnessSpecialist physiciansPhysiciansCare networkMedicaid ServicesCareMedicaid participationOne-thirdNetwork adequacy standardsSmall percentagePercentBeneficiary preferencesPatients
2018
Coverage of Novel Therapeutic Agents by Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Following FDA Approval
Shaw DL, Dhruva SS, Ross JS. Coverage of Novel Therapeutic Agents by Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Following FDA Approval. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2018, 24: 10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.12.1230. PMID: 30479199, PMCID: PMC10397592, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.12.1230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel therapeutic agentsPrescription drug plansOrphan drug statusFDA approvalYear of approvalTherapeutic agentsNovel therapeuticsPrior authorizationNovel therapiesPriority reviewStep therapyMedicare prescription drug plansDrug plansDrug coverageNational InstituteDrug statusPart D prescription drug benefitMedicaid ServicesDrug characteristicsTherapeutic areasCross-sectional studyDrug benefit coverageHealth insurance payerBlue Cross Blue Shield AssociationPrescription drug benefitEvidence supporting FDA approval and CMS national coverage determinations for novel medical products, 2005 through 2016
Roginiel AC, Dhruva SS, Ross JS. Evidence supporting FDA approval and CMS national coverage determinations for novel medical products, 2005 through 2016. Medicine 2018, 97: e12715. PMID: 30290675, PMCID: PMC6200488, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOriginal clinical trialsCMS national coverage determinationsNational Coverage DeterminationClinical trialsFDA approvalControl armFDA approval documentsQuality of trialsCross-sectional studySignificant differencesCoverage determinationMedian ageMedian timePivotal trialsQuantity of evidenceInclusion criteriaTrial participantsMedicare populationCMS coverageDrug AdministrationStudy sizeNovel therapeuticsMedicaid ServicesMarketing approvalTrials
2016
Hospital Use of Observation Stays
Venkatesh AK, Wang C, Ross JS, Altaf FK, Suter LG, Vellanky S, Grady JN, Bernheim SM. Hospital Use of Observation Stays. Medical Care 2016, 54: 1070-1077. PMID: 27579906, PMCID: PMC5850934, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesAcute myocardial infarctionObservation staysHeart failureReadmission measuresHospital useHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCross-sectional analysisModest inverse correlationPostdischarge periodReadmission ratesHospital observationMyocardial infarctionMedicare feeStayPneumoniaService beneficiariesMeasures of qualityMedicaid ServicesHospitalInverse correlationModest correlationReadmissionPublic reportingFailure
2014
Development and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission.
Horwitz LI, Partovian C, Lin Z, Grady JN, Herrin J, Conover M, Montague J, Dillaway C, Bartczak K, Suter LG, Ross JS, Bernheim SM, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Development and use of an administrative claims measure for profiling hospital-wide performance on 30-day unplanned readmission. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 161: s66-75. PMID: 25402406, PMCID: PMC4235629, DOI: 10.7326/m13-3000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned readmissionReadmission measuresReadmission ratesReadmission riskMedicare feeHospital-wide readmission measureRisk-standardized readmission ratesPayer dataAdministrative Claims MeasureRisk-standardized ratesAverage-risk patientsUnplanned readmission rateDays of dischargeHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesAdult hospitalizationsComorbid conditionsPrincipal diagnosisClaims dataService claimsService beneficiariesReadmissionMeasure development studiesMedicaid ServicesRisk adjustmentHospital
2013
Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia
Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, Chen J, Ross JS, Drye EE, Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Han LF, Normand SL. Relationship Between Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, or Pneumonia. JAMA 2013, 309: 587-593. PMID: 23403683, PMCID: PMC3621028, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionRisk-standardized readmission ratesHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHeart failureMyocardial infarctionHospital characteristicsMortality rateReadmission ratesProportion of hospitalsHospital readmissionMedicare feePneumoniaInfarctionService beneficiariesHospitalPatientsMedicaid ServicesHospital performanceSubgroupsFailureCauseReadmissionSignificant negative linear relationship
2010
Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures
Bernheim SM, Wang Y, Bradley EH, Masoudi FA, Rathore SS, Ross JS, Drye E, Krumholz HM. Who is missing from the measures? Trends in the proportion and treatment of patients potentially excluded from publicly reported quality measures. American Heart Journal 2010, 160: 943-950.e5. PMID: 21095284, PMCID: PMC3319386, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicaidMedicareMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPrognosisQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionProportion of patientsRelative contraindicationAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorTreatment of patientsMedicaid Services core measuresQuality improvement projectPublic reportingCross-sectional analysisMyocardial infarctionMedicare patientsHospital careΒ-blockersAMI admissionsPatientsInsufficient evidenceEnzyme inhibitorsTreatment ratesBetter careContraindicationsMedicaid ServicesData cohortCore measuresTreatmentImprovement project