Analyzing Trends in Urethral Suspension Procedures After Changes in Medicare Payment Policy

Insurance Coverage and Provision of Opioid Treatment: Evidence from Medicare

“…Our results are encouraging by showing that OTPs are responsive to the 2020 policy in accepting Medicare as a form of payment. These findings are in line with a descriptive analysis of Medicare Advantage claims showing an increase in methadone dispensing post−2020 (Taylor et al, 2023).…”

“…We are not able to explore this possibility in our data. However, descriptive evidence using claims data from Taylor et al (2023) does not suggest that such substitution occurred, at least in the short−run. In Section 4.5, we will explore the impact of the policy on an OTP's propensity to offer buprenorphine, which may capture some dimensions of substitution.…”