Specialty tier cost sharing and use of disease modifying Therapies Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Multiple Sclerosis
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Cost-effectiveness of disease-modifying therapies in the management of multiple sclerosis for the Medicare population.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to best supportive care in the United States. METHODS Cost-effectiveness analysis was undertaken using a state transition model of disease natural history and the impact of DMTs for the representative Medicare beneficiary with MS. Costs and outcomes were ev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.03.1687