Forefront: High brand-name drug prices are driving up Medicare Part D costs
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Physician Burnout And Care Quality
In an article published in this month’s issue of Health Affairs, Lawrence Casalino and coauthors conducted an analysis of the relationship between physician burnout and quality and cost of medical care.

The authors linked survey data from family physicians to Medicare claims and found no consistent relationship between burnout or callousness and outcomes for patients, in general or for dual-eligible patients.

“It is possible that burnout of physicians to some extent is associated with concern for patients, and therefore better outcomes,” they note.

For more about physician burnout, revisit an article by Samuel Edwards and coauthors about the cultural and structural features of zero-burnout primary care practices.

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In Health Affairs Forefront, Anna Anderson-Cook and coauthors explain that, without comprehensive reforms, high brand-name drug costs will continue to grow aggressively over time and burden taxpayers supporting the Medicare program.

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