Drug benefit generosity and essential medication use among Medicare-eligible retirees

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 425-431

  Doshi, Jalpa A ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CARDIAC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MONEY; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447532245     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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