Medicare part D and changes in prescription drug use and cost burden: National estimates for the medicare population, 2000 to 2007

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 834-841

  Briesacher, Becky A ^a   Zhao, Yanfang ^b   Madden, Jeanne M ^c   Zhang, Fang ^c   Adams, Alyce S ^d   Tjia, Jennifer ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^c   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

costs; Medicare Part D; prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052155515     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182162afb     Document Type: Article

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