National Trends in Use of and Spending on Oral Anticoagulants Among US Medicare Beneficiaries From 2011 to 2019
Key result
Direct oral anticoagulant use patterns and their association with Medicare spending from 2011 to 2019 were evaluated among US Medicare beneficiaries.
Why the study?
What are the national trends in use of and spending on direct oral anticoagulants among US Medicare beneficiaries from 2011 to 2019?
Structured PICO
What are the national trends in use of and spending on direct oral anticoagulants among US Medicare beneficiaries from 2011 to 2019?
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Population
US Medicare Beneficiaries from 2011 to 2019
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Intervention
Direct oral anticoagulants
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Outcome
Patterns of use of direct oral anticoagulants and their association with Medicare spending
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Implication
Rising DOAC use drove Medicare spending growth; cross-sectional data leave open net value and optimal prescribing.
Cite This Study
Troy et al. (2021) studied this question. Direct oral anticoagulant use patterns and their association with Medicare spending from 2011 to 2019 were evaluated among US Medicare beneficiaries.