Cost savings by pharmacists documented

Oncology practices recruit pharmacists for efficiency, savings.

Cost-savings of community water fluoridation program; Kerman, Iran, 2016

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral diseases are very important because they impose economic and social burden on societies. Given the resource scarcity, it is necessary to devise cost-effective and scientific strategies to prevent and control oral diseases. This study aimed to estimate the potential cost-savings for dental caries treatment associated with Community Water Fluoridation Program (CWFP) in Ke...

CMS to Test Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Model: Aims for Greater Use of Pharmacists, Cost Savings, and Better Outcomes.

A new test model starting in five regions in 2017 seeks better integration of pharmacists into the Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management program, which has severely underperformed since the Part D benefit took effect in 2006.

Cost savings and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive care.

It is well established that preventive care reduces the prevalence of disease and helps people live longer, healthier lives. Analysis of the cost-effectiveness of preventive care can guide policy-makers to allocate scarce resources. This synthesis reviews the evidence on the cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive care. Key findings include: although many preventive services are a good value ...

Firm-Specific Cost Savings and Market Power

We report a policy experiment that illustrates a potential problem of using historical pass-through rates as a means of predicting the competitive consequences of projected firmspecific cost savings in antitrust contexts, particularly in merger analysis. The effects of cost savings on welfare can vary vastly, depending on how the savings affect the industry supply schedule. In a capacity-constr...