Melinda Buntin
Biographic Data
| ID | 7143572 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melinda Buntin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Buntin |
| SIGNATURE | BUNTIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5511-9805 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
State-Level Consumer Protection Policies and Medigap Premiums and Plan Offerings
This cross-sectional study describes the number of Medigap plans offered, average Medigap premium, and percentage of Medigap enrollment
Unsolicited Patient Complaints Following the 21st Century Cures Act Information-Blocking Rule
In this cohort study, implementation of the Cures Act IBR was not associated with an increase in monthly rates of UPCs. These findings suggest that review of UPCs identified as IBR-specific complaints may allow clinicians and organizations to prepare patients that their test and procedure results may be available before clinicians are able to review them and respond
Access to In-Network Hospitals in Tennessee During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This cross-sectional study assesses the daily percentage of floor and intensive care unit bed available at in-network hospitals for patients with COVID-19 in Tennessee
Administrative Simplification—The Holy Grail of Reducing Waste
Phillip Tseng, MEd; Robert S. Kaplan, PhD; Barak D. Richman, JD, PhD; Mahek A. Shah, MD; Kevin A. Schulman, MD
Increased Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services
In light of rising expenditures for physicians' services and the scheduled decreases in the amounts Medicare pays for such services, we identified the sources of change in the volume and intensity of Medicare physicians' services. We found that the per capita volume and intensity of physicians services used by Medicare beneficiaries increased more than 30% between 1993 and 1998. Our analyses indicated that, at most, half of this increase was due …
Using Survey Measures to Assess Risk Selection among Medicare Managed Care Plans
This paper quantifies risk selection among competing Medicare managed care plans, using beneficiary survey data from the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey. Selection, measured by variation in plan-level prevalence of health conditions and predicted costs, was substantial. A plan with moderate (one standard deviation) adverse selection would have predicted costs 11.6% above an average plan. Only a small part of this variation was explain…
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Using Survey Measures to Assess Risk Selection among Medicare Managed Care Plans
This paper quantifies risk selection among competing Medicare managed care plans, using beneficiary survey data from the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Survey. Selection, measured by variation in plan-level prevalence of health conditions and predicted costs, was substantial. A plan with moderate (one standard deviation) adverse selection would have predicted costs 11.6% above an average plan. Only a small part of this variation was explain…
Increased Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services
In light of rising expenditures for physicians' services and the scheduled decreases in the amounts Medicare pays for such services, we identified the sources of change in the volume and intensity of Medicare physicians' services. We found that the per capita volume and intensity of physicians services used by Medicare beneficiaries increased more than 30% between 1993 and 1998. Our analyses indicated that, at most, half of this increase was due …
Administrative Simplification—The Holy Grail of Reducing Waste
Phillip Tseng, MEd; Robert S. Kaplan, PhD; Barak D. Richman, JD, PhD; Mahek A. Shah, MD; Kevin A. Schulman, MD
Access to In-Network Hospitals in Tennessee During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This cross-sectional study assesses the daily percentage of floor and intensive care unit bed available at in-network hospitals for patients with COVID-19 in Tennessee
Unsolicited Patient Complaints Following the 21st Century Cures Act Information-Blocking Rule
In this cohort study, implementation of the Cures Act IBR was not associated with an increase in monthly rates of UPCs. These findings suggest that review of UPCs identified as IBR-specific complaints may allow clinicians and organizations to prepare patients that their test and procedure results may be available before clinicians are able to review them and respond
State-Level Consumer Protection Policies and Medigap Premiums and Plan Offerings
This cross-sectional study describes the number of Medigap plans offered, average Medigap premium, and percentage of Medigap enrollment
Computer Science (4 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Beneficiary (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Finance (2 works)