Drug utilization and cost in a Medicaid population: A simulation study of community vs. mail order pharmacy

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Valluri, Satish ^a   Seoane Vazquez, Enrique ^a   Rodriguez Monguio, Rosa ^b   Szeinbach, Sheryl L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; PHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; REDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES; DRUG COSTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICAID; OHIO; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACIES; POSTAL SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION FEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548166062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-122     Document Type: Article

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