Comparison of Low-Value Care in Medicaid vs Commercially Insured Populations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Reducing unnecessary tests and treatments is a potentially promising approach for improving the value of health care. However, relatively little is known about whether insurance type or local practice patterns are associated with delivery of low-value care.

Objectives

To compare low-value care in the Medicaid and commercially insured populations, test whether provision of low-value care is associated with insurance type, and assess whether local practice patterns are associated with the provision of low-value care.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study of claims data from the Oregon Division of Medical Assistance Programs and the Oregon All-Payer All-Claims database included Medicaid and commercially insured adults aged 18 to 64 years

SUBMITTER: Charlesworth CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4942278 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature