"Cost Sharing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Provisions of an insurance policy that require the insured to pay some portion of covered expenses. Several forms of sharing are in use, e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Cost sharing does not refer to or include amounts paid in premiums for the coverage. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.170 N03.219.521.576.090
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cost Sharing" by people in Profiles.
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The costs and inequities of precision medicine for patients with prostate cancer: A call to action. Urol Oncol. 2023 09; 41(9):369-375.
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Did Access to Ambulatory Care Moderate the Associations Between Visit Mode and Ancillary Services Utilization Across the COVID-19 Pandemic Period? Med Care. 2023 04 01; 61(Suppl 1):S39-S46.
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Incentivizing Prescription Drug Switching to Reduce Patient and Health Plan Spending: A Microsimulation Model. Value Health. 2022 03; 25(3):427-434.
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Patient and Plan Spending after State Specialty-Drug Out-of-Pocket Spending Caps. N Engl J Med. 2020 08 06; 383(6):558-566.
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Value-Based Insurance Design: Current Evidence and Future Directions. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2019 Jul; 25(7):738-741.
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Colorectal cancer screening in newly insured Medicaid members: a review of concurrent federal and state policies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 May 09; 19(1):298.
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Economic Value of Greater Access to Bariatric Procedures for Patients With Severe Obesity and Diabetes. Med Care. 2018 07; 56(7):583-588.
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The Relationship Between Prescription Copayments and Contraceptive Adherence in a New-user Cohort. Med Care. 2018 07; 56(7):577-582.
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Impact of the change of copay policy in Medicare Part D on zoster vaccine uptake among Medicare beneficiaries in a managed care organization. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 07 21; 17(1):503.
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Effect of Out-of-Pocket Cost on Medication Initiation, Adherence, and Persistence among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). Health Serv Res. 2018 04; 53(2):1227-1247.