Continuing effects of Medicare Part D on rural independent pharmacies who are the sole retail provider in their community

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-30

  Radford, Andrea ^a   Mason, Michelle ^b   Richardson, Indira ^a   Rutledge, Stephen ^a   Poley, Stephanie ^a   Mueller, Keith ^b   Slifkin, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Independent pharmacy; Medicare Part D; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICARE PART D; OWNERSHIP; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61649117738     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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