Characteristics of Public Comments Submitted to State Health Technology Assessment Programs in Oregon and Washington

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T1 - Characteristics of Public Comments Submitted to State Health Technology Assessment Programs in Oregon and Washington

AU - Ahn, Rosa

AU - Herrera-Perez, Diana

AU - Prasad, Vinay

N1 - Funding Information: Author Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; McKinsey & Company, Washington, District of Columbia). Accepted for Publication: September 8, 2019. Corresponding Author: Tim Xu, MD, MPP, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205 (txu12@alumni.jh.edu). Published Online: November 11, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5141 Author Contributions: Dr Xu had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Xu. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Xu. Drafting of the manuscript: Xu. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Xu. Statistical analysis: Xu. Obtained funding: Xu. Administrative, technical, or material support: Xu. Study supervision: Xu. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Xu reports receiving compensation from McKinsey & Company for providing strategy consulting to hospitals, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies on issues unrelated to this article. Funding/Support: Dr Xu was supported by an Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Additional Contributions: Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland), provided comments on an earlier version of this article. Anas El Turabi, MD, PhD (McKinsey & Company, Washington, DC), and Angela Park, BS (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland), helped with statistical modeling. They were not compensated for their contributions. 1. Xu T, Park A, Bai G, et al. Variation in emergency department vs internal medicine excess charges in the United States. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(8): 1139-1145. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1598 2. Terhune C. His $109K heart attack bill is now down to $332 after NPR told his story. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/31/643342598/his-109k-heart-attack-bill-is-now-down-to-332-after-npr-told-his-story. Accessed October 1, 2019. 3. Corlette S, Hoadley J, Lucia K. Successfully splitting the baby: design considerations for federal balance billing legislation. https://www.healthaffairs. org/do/10.1377/hblog20190708.627390/full/. Accessed October 1, 2019. 4. Sun EC, Mello MM, Moshfegh J, Baker LC. Assessment of out-of-network billing for privately insured patients receiving care in in-network hospitals [published online August 12, 2019]. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/ jamainternmed.2019.3451 5. Bruhn WE, Rutkow L, Wang P, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of Virginia hospitals suing patients and garnishing wages for unpaid medical bills. JAMA. 2019;322(7):691-692. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.9144 6. Hoadley J, Lucia K, Kona M. States are taking new steps to protect consumers from balance billing, but federal action is necessary to fill gaps. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/states-are-taking-new-steps-protect-consumers-balance-billing-federal-action-necessary. Accessed October 1, 2019.

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U2 - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5145

DO - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5145

M3 - Letter

C2 - 31710334

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SN - 2168-6106

VL - 180

SP - 329

EP - 331

JO - Archives of internal medicine (Chicago, Ill. : 1908)

JF - Archives of internal medicine (Chicago, Ill. : 1908)

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