Prescription coverage, use and spending before and after part D implementation: A national longitudinal panel study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-17

  Safran, Dana Gelb ^a,b,c   Strollo, Michelle Kitchman ^e   Guterman, Stuart ^d   Li, Angela ^a,c   Rogers, William H ^a,b   Neuman, Patricia ^e  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

^d Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^e HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare Part D; Medication adherence; Prescription drug use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYER BASED PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION CONVERAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951110060     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1134-2     Document Type: Article

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