Genevieve P Kanter, Pelin Ozluk, Winnie Chi, Michael J Fisch, David Debono, Ravi B Parikh, Mireille Jacobson, Justin E Bekelman, Andrea DeVries
IMPORTANCE: Integration of pharmacies with physician practices, also known as medically integrated dispensing, is increasing in oncology. However, little is known about how this integration affects drug use, expenditures, medication adherence, or time to treatment initiation. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of physician-pharmacy integration with oral oncology drug expenditures, use, and patient-centered measures. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study used claims data from a large commercial insurer in the US to analyze changes in outcome measures among patients treated by pharmacy-integrating vs nonintegrating community oncologists in 14 states between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2019...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open