Anna Hung | Scholars@Duke

Anna Hung
Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

Anna Hung, PharmD, PhD, MS is a pharmacist and health services researcher interested in payer and patient decision making related to pharmacy benefits. Previously, she collaborated with the Defense Health Agency to evaluate the budgetary impact of their antidiabetic drug formulary changes. She has also worked with a variety of managed care organizations to assess their drug utilization and clinical management programs. Her methodological research interests include health care cost evaluations, quasi-experimental study designs, and stated preference research.

Dr. Hung received her Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Maryland. Her PhD is in pharmaceutical health services research, with concentrations in pharmacoeconomics, comparative effectiveness research, and patient-centered outcomes research. Prior to joining the Department of Population Health Sciences, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and served as Co-Chief Fellow.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2020

Contact Information

215 Morris Street, 2nd Floor, Durham, NC 27701
anna.hung@duke.edu (919) 668-1493

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore 2018
- M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore 2016
- Pharm.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore 2014
- B.S., University of Maryland, College Park 2010
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2020
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Health Services Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Cost Effectiveness of Combined Contingency Management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Changes in Weight and Physical Function for Older African American Women in National, Peer-Led, Community-Based Weight Loss Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
- Prioritizing Preferences for Breast Reconstruction through Shared Decision-Making awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation 2021 - 2023
- VA IPA for Anna Hung awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2019 - 2021
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Hung, Anna, and Griffin Sauvageau. “Formulary tiers, medication cost sharing, and transparency in bronze and silver qualified health plans in 2014 vs 2018.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 27, no. 10 (October 2021): 1332–40. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.10.1332.
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  - Hung, Anna, Juan Marcos Gonzalez, Jui-Chen Yang, Steve Hass, Edwin Kim, and F Reed Johnson. “Heterogeneity in Parent Preferences for Peanut Desensitization Therapy.” J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 9, no. 9 (September 2021): 3459–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.04.058.
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  - Hung, Anna, Kyung Min Lee, Julie A. Lynch, Yanhong Li, Pradeep Poonnen, Olga V. Efimova, Bradley J. Hintze, et al. “Chemoradiation treatment patterns among United States Veteran Health Administration patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.” Bmc Cancer 21, no. 1 (July 16, 2021): 824. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08577-y.
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  - Hung, Anna, Dan V. Blalock, Julie Miller, Jaime McDermott, Hannah Wessler, Megan M. Oakes, Shelby D. Reed, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Leah L. Zullig. “Impact of financial medication assistance on medication adherence: a systematic review.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 27, no. 7 (July 2021): 924–35. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.7.924.
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  - Orndahl, Christine M., Robert A. Perera, Anna Hung, Levent Dumenci, and Daniel L. Riddle. “Physical Therapy Use, Costs, and Value for Latent Classes of Good vs Poor Outcome in Patients Who Catastrophize About Their Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil 102, no. 7 (July 2021): 1347–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.02.004.
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  - Rosdahl, Jullia A., Aaron M. Hein, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sandra Woolson, Maren Olsen, Miriam Kirshner, Anna Hung, and Kelly W. Muir. “Randomized controlled trial of an education-based intervention to improve medication adherence: Design considerations in the medication adherence in glaucoma to improve care study.” Clin Trials 18, no. 3 (June 2021): 343–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774520988291.
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  - Blalock, Dan V., Matthew L. Maciejewski, Donna M. Zulman, Valerie A. Smith, Janet Grubber, Ann-Marie Rosland, Hollis J. Weidenbacher, et al. “Subgroups of High-Risk Veterans Affairs Patients Based on Social Determinants of Health Predict Risk of Future Hospitalization.” Medical Care 59, no. 5 (May 2021): 410–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000001526.
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  - Hung, Anna, Kyung Min Lee, Patrick R. Alba, Yanhong Li, Anthony Z. Gao, Bradley J. Hintze, Olga V. Efimova, et al. “EGFR mutation testing and TKI treatment patterns among veterans with stage III and IV non-small cell lung cancer.” Cancer Treat Res Commun 27 (2021): 100327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100327.
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  - Hung, Anna, Matthew Sinclair, Marion Hemmersbach-Miller, Daniel Edmonston, and Christina Wyatt. “Prescribing rates and characteristics of recipients of tenofovir-containing regimens before and after market entry of tenofovir alafenamide.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 26, no. 12 (December 2020): 1582–88. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.12.1582.
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  - Goodlett, Dana, Anna Hung, Ashley Feriozzi, Hien Lu, Justin E. Bekelman, and C Daniel Mullins. “Site engagement for multi-site clinical trials.” Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 19 (September 2020): 100608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100608.
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  - Olsen, Maren K., Karen M. Stechuchak, Anna Hung, Eugene Z. Oddone, Laura J. Damschroder, David Edelman, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A data-driven examination of which patients follow trial protocol.” Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 19 (September 2020): 100631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100631.
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  - Hung, Anna, Monika Schneider, Marianne Hamilton Lopez, and Mark McClellan. “Preclinical Alzheimer Disease Drug Development: Early Considerations Based on Phase 3 Clinical Trials.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 26, no. 7 (July 2020): 888–900. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.7.888.
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  - Maciejewski, Matthew L., and Anna Hung. “High-Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts: A Match Made in Heaven but Not for This Irrational World.” Jama Netw Open 3, no. 7 (July 1, 2020): e2011000. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11000.
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  - Hung, Anna, Bhavna Jois, Amy Lugo, and Julia F. Slejko. “Cost-effectiveness of diabetes treatment sequences to inform step therapy policies.” Am J Manag Care 26, no. 3 (March 1, 2020): e76–83. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2020.42639.
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  - Hung, Anna, Christopher Bush, Melissa Greiner, Hilary Campbell, Bradley Hammill, Matthew L. Maciejewski, and Aaron McKethan. “Risk Factors and Outcomes of Opioid Users with and Without Concurrent Benzodiazepine Use in the North Carolina Medicaid Population.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 26, no. 2 (February 2020): 169–75. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.2.169.
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  - Hung, A., Y. Li, F. J. Keefe, D. C. Ang, J. Slover, R. A. Perera, L. Dumenci, S. D. Reed, and D. L. Riddle. “Ninety-day and one-year healthcare utilization and costs after knee arthroplasty.” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 27, no. 10 (October 2019): 1462–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.019.
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  - Hung, Anna, Amy Lugo, and C Daniel Mullins. “Modeling the Budgetary Impact of Payer Utilization Management Strategies: An Adapted Framework Based on Lessons Learned.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 25, no. 8 (August 2019): 922–26. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.8.922.
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  - Hung, Anna, Julia F. Slejko, Amy Lugo, Fadia Shaya, Stuart T. Haines, and C Daniel Mullins. “Validating a Budget Impact Model Using Payer Insight and Claims Data: A Framework and Case Study.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 25, no. 8 (August 2019): 913–21. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.8.913.
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  - Hung, Anna, Rodney Gedey, Marti Groeneweg, and Michelle Jay. “A Primer for Managed Care Residents: How to Conduct Research Using Live Medical and Pharmacy Claims Data.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 25, no. 5 (May 2019): 538–43. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.5.538.
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  - Doshi, Peter, Jan Sieluk, and Anna Hung. “The possible harms of statins: What do product labels, patient package inserts, and pharmacy leaflets tell us?” J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 59, no. 2 (March 2019): 195–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2018.12.003.
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  - Hung, Anna, C Daniel Mullins, Julia F. Slejko, Stuart T. Haines, Fadia Shaya, and Amy Lugo. “Using a Budget Impact Model Framework to Evaluate Antidiabetic Formulary Changes and Utilization Management Tools.” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 25, no. 3 (March 2019): 342–49. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.3.342.
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  - Hung, Anna, Quyen Vu, and Lisa Mostovoy. “A Systematic Review of U.S. Biosimilar Approvals: What Evidence Does the FDA Require and How Are Manufacturers Responding?” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 23, no. 12 (December 2017): 1234–44. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.12.1234.
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  - Hung, Anna, and Eleanor M. Perfetto. “What Are the Incentives for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans to Consider Long-Term Outcomes and Cost?” J Manag Care Spec Pharm 22, no. 7 (July 2016): 773–78. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.7.773.
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  - Bikov, Kaloyan A., C Daniel Mullins, Anna Hung, Brian Seal, Eberechukwu Onukwugha, and Nader Hanna. “Patterns of Biologics Use Across Treatment Lines in Elderly (Age >65) Medicare Patients With Metastatic Colon Cancer.” The Oncologist 21, no. 6 (June 2016): 676–83. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0199.
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  - Hung, Anna, Bruce Stuart, and Ilene Harris. “The effect of Medicare Advantage enrollment on mammographic screening.” Am J Manag Care 22, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): e53–59.
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  - Hung, Anna, Jan Sieluk, and Peter Doshi. “The Untapped Potential of Pharmacy Leaflets for Informing Patients About Drug Benefits and Risks.” Jama Intern Med 176, no. 1 (January 2016): 11–12. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6656.
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  - Hung, Anna, and Françoise Pradel. “A review of how the quality of HIV clinical services has been evaluated or improved.” Int J Std Aids 26, no. 7 (June 2015): 445–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462414543938.
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  - Desai, Bansri, Erin Freeman, Ellen Huang, Anna Hung, Edward Knapp, Ian M. Breunig, Mary L. McPherson, and Fadia T. Shaya. “Clinical value of tapentadol extended-release in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.” Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 7, no. 2 (March 2014): 203–9. https://doi.org/10.1586/17512433.2014.889562.
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  - Hung, Anna, and C Daniel Mullins. “Relative effectiveness and safety of chemotherapy in elderly and nonelderly patients with stage III colon cancer: a systematic review.” The Oncologist 18, no. 1 (January 8, 2013): 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0050.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles