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| Michael R LawSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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A longitudinal study of medication nonadherence and hospitalization risk in schizophreniaMichael R Law
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Mass 02215, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 69:47-53. 2008..However, such analyses typically measure adherence averaged over long time periods. We investigated the temporal relationship between nonadherence and hospitalization risk using a daily measure of medication availability...
Effect of prior authorization of second-generation antipsychotic agents on pharmacy utilization and reimbursementsMichael R Law
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:540-6. 2008..Twenty-two states restrict particular dosing forms (injections). This study examined the impact of such restrictions...
Impact of prior authorization on the use and costs of lipid-lowering medications among Michigan and Indiana dual enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based studyChristine Y Lu
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Ther 33:135-44. 2011..Some Medicaid programs have adopted prior-authorization (PA) policies that require prescribers to request approval from Medicaid before prescribing drugs not included on a preferred drug list...
Impact of two Medicaid prior-authorization policies on antihypertensive use and costs among Michigan and Indiana residents dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based studyMichael R Law
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Ther 32:729-41; discussion 716. 2010..However, little is known about the impact of these policies on the use of antihypertensive medicines in the United States...
Use of atypical antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia in Maine Medicaid following a policy changeStephen B Soumerai
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 27:w185-95. 2008..AA spending was slightly lower in both states. Observed increases in treatment discontinuities without cost savings suggest that AAs should be exempt from PA for patients with severe mental illnesses...
Effect of illicit direct to consumer advertising on use of etanercept, mometasone, and tegaserod in Canada: controlled longitudinal studyMichael R Law
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
BMJ 337:a1055. 2008..To assess the impact of direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs in the United States on Canadian prescribing rates for three heavily marketed drugs-etanercept, mometasone, and tegaserod...
Cost-effectiveness of schizophrenia pharmacotherapyStephen B Soumerai
Am J Psychiatry 164:678; author reply 678-9. 2007
