Inconsistencies in eligibility criteria for medication assessment programs

Disparity implications of Medicare eligibility criteria for medication therapy management services.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there would be racial and ethnic disparities in meeting eligibility criteria for medication therapy management (MTM) services implemented in 2006 for Medicare beneficiaries. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Secondary data analyses of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2004-2005). STUDY DESIGN Logistic regression and recycled predictions were used to test the disp...

Initial Readability Assessment of Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria

Various search engines are available to clinical trial seekers. However, it remains unknown how comprehensible clinical trial eligibility criteria used for recruitment are to a lay audience. This study initially investigated this problem. Readability of eligibility criteria was assessed according to (i) shallow and lexical characteristics through the use of an established, generic readability m...

Medical-eligibility criteria for contraceptive use.

Potential effects of racial and ethnic disparities in meeting Medicare medication therapy management eligibility criteria.

OBJECTIVE Medication therapy management (MTM) has the potential to play an instrumental role in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health care. However, previous research has found that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be eligible for MTM. The purpose of the current study was to examine the potential effects of MTM eligibility criteria on racial and ethnic disparities in health ou...

Effects of medicare part d on disparity implications of medication therapy management eligibility criteria.

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that there were greater racial and ethnic disparities among individuals who were ineligible for medication therapy management (MTM) services than among MTM-eligible individuals before the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006 correlates to changes in racial and ethnic dispa...