Compost Rate Study at the Neely-Kinyon LTAR Site, 2001

Many farmers are interested in using manure and compost as sources of nutrients and microbial populations necessary for nutrient cycling in agroecosystems. Since 1999, effects of compost and synthetic fertilizer on corn yields and soil fertility have been compared in a Practical Farmers of Iowa cooperative trial at the Neely-Kinyon Farm.</p

PS2-17: Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Repeatedly Reach the Drug Benefit Threshold

Background: Reaching a drug benefit threshold (DBT) (e.g. the Medicare donut hole) has been associated with poor health outcomes. This risk may be greater for those who repeatedly reach the DBT; however there is little information that characterizes this group of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. We describe a population of beneficiaries who repeatedly reach the DBT over the first two years of Medicare Part D in order to determine if some might benefit from anticipatory care management

PS2-35: Variation in Capture of Chemotherapy Data: Preliminary Findings From the CRN Economic Rx Burden Pilot Study

Background: A number of high-cost chemotherapy agents, including targeted biologic and genetic therapies, have been introduced to the U.S. in recent years. Much of the literature on use and costs of these new agents has been derived from clinical trials and Medicare/SEER-based studies. To date, few studies have been published describing diffusion and costs of new cancer therapies within or across health plan populations