The financial burden from prescription drugs has declined recently for the nonelderly, although it is still high for many

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 408-416

  Gellad, Walid F ^a   Donohue, Julie M ^b   Zhao, Xinhua ^c   Zhang, Yuting ^b   Banthin, Jessica S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE;

FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863385784     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0469     Document Type: Article

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