The Impact of Global Budgets on Pharmaceutical Spending and Utilization: Early Experience From the Alternative Quality Contract

In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts implemented a global budget-based payment system, the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), in which provider groups assumed accountability for spending. We investigate the impact of global budgets on the utilization of prescription drugs and related ex...

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Autores principales: Afendulis, Christopher C., Fendrick, A. Mark, Song, Zirui, Landon, Bruce E., Safran, Dana Gelb, Mechanic, Robert E., Chernew, Michael E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25500751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0046958014558716

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25500751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0046958014558716

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