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Health care use and costs associated with use of a health club membership benefit in older adults with diabetes.

Nguyen HQ, Maciejewski ML, Gao S, Lin E, Williams B, Logerfo JP.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Aug;31(8):1562-7. Epub 2008 May 5.PMID: 18458143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Managed-Medicare health club benefit and reduced health care costs among older adults.

Nguyen HQ, Ackermann RT, Maciejewski M, Berke E, Patrick M, Williams B, LoGerfo JP.

Prev Chronic Dis. 2008 Jan;5(1):A14. Epub 2007 Dec 15.PMID: 18082003 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of a managed-Medicare physical activity benefit on health care utilization and costs in older adults with diabetes.

Nguyen HQ, Ackermann RT, Berke EM, Cheadle A, Williams B, Lin E, Maciejewski ML, LoGerfo JP.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Jan;30(1):43-8.PMID: 17192331 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Depression and use of a health plan-sponsored physical activity program by older adults.

Nguyen HQ, Koepsell T, Unützer J, Larson E, LoGerfo JP.

Am J Prev Med. 2008 Aug;35(2):111-7. Epub 2008 Jun 11.PMID: 18547781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Economic burden in direct costs of concomitant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in a Medicare Advantage population.

Blanchette CM, Gutierrez B, Ory C, Chang E, Akazawa M.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2008 Mar;14(2):176-85.PMID: 18331119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Administrative claims analysis of all-cause annual costs of care and resource utilization by age category for ulcerative colitis patients.

Bickston SJ, Waters HC, Dabbous O, Tang BI, Rahman M.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2008 May;14(4):352-62.PMID: 18500913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Healthcare cost differences with participation in a community-based group physical activity benefit for medicare managed care health plan members.

Ackermann RT, Williams B, Nguyen HQ, Berke EM, Maciejewski ML, LoGerfo JP.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Aug;56(8):1459-65. Epub 2008 Jul 15.PMID: 18637982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disease-related and all-cause health care costs of elderly patients with gout.

Wu EQ, Patel PA, Yu AP, Mody RR, Cahill KE, Tang J, Krishnan E.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2008 Mar;14(2):164-75.PMID: 18331118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does diabetes disease management save money and improve outcomes? A report of simultaneous short-term savings and quality improvement associated with a health maintenance organization-sponsored disease management program among patients fulfilling health employer data and information set criteria.

Sidorov J, Shull R, Tomcavage J, Girolami S, Lawton N, Harris R.

Diabetes Care. 2002 Apr;25(4):684-9.PMID: 11919125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of improved glycemic control on health care costs and utilization.

Wagner EH, Sandhu N, Newton KM, McCulloch DK, Ramsey SD, Grothaus LC.

JAMA. 2001 Jan 10;285(2):182-9.PMID: 11176811 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Utilization and costs for compliant patients initiating therapy with pioglitazone or rosiglitazone versus insulin in a Medicaid fee-for-service population.

Kalsekar I, Iyer S, Mody R, Rajagopalan R, Kavookjian J.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2006 Mar;12(2):121-9.PMID: 16515370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The estimated costs and savings of medical nutrition therapy: the Medicare population.

Sheils JF, Rubin R, Stapleton DC.

J Am Diet Assoc. 1999 Apr;99(4):428-35.PMID: 10207394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of cholinesterase inhibitor utilization patterns and associated health care costs in Alzheimer's disease.

Mucha L, Shaohung S, Cuffel B, McRae T, Mark TL, Del Valle M.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2008 Jun;14(5):451-61.PMID: 18597574 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Community exercise program use and changes in healthcare costs for older adults.

Ackermann RT, Cheadle A, Sandhu N, Madsen L, Wagner EH, LoGerfo JP.

Am J Prev Med. 2003 Oct;25(3):232-7.PMID: 14507530 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Total and component health care costs in a non-Medicare HMO population of patients with and without type 2 diabetes and with and without macrovascular disease.

Gandra SR, Lawrence LW, Parasuraman BM, Darin RM, Sherman JJ, Wall JL.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2006 Sep;12(7):546-54.PMID: 16981800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predictors of medication adherence and associated health care costs in an older population with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal cohort study.

Balkrishnan R, Rajagopalan R, Camacho FT, Huston SA, Murray FT, Anderson RT.

Clin Ther. 2003 Nov;25(11):2958-71.PMID: 14693318 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utilization and costs for children who have special health care needs and are enrolled in a hospital-based comprehensive primary care clinic.

Berman S, Rannie M, Moore L, Elias E, Dryer LJ, Jones MD Jr.

Pediatrics. 2005 Jun;115(6):e637-42.PMID: 15930189 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Higher costs and therapeutic factors associated with adherence to NCQA HEDIS antidepressant medication management measures: analysis of administrative claims.

Robinson RL, Long SR, Chang S, Able S, Baser O, Obenchain RL, Swindle RW.

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Direct all-cause health care costs associated with chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes and hypertension: a managed care perspective.

Laliberté F, Bookhart BK, Vekeman F, Corral M, Duh MS, Bailey RA, Piech CT, Lefebvre P.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2009 May;15(4):312-22.PMID: 19422271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characteristics of older adults who meet the annual prescription drug expenditure threshold for medicare medication therapy management programs.

Daniel GW, Malone DC.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2007 Mar;13(2):142-54.PMID: 17330975 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article