The vast majority of medicare part d beneficiaries still don't choose the cheapest plans that meet their medication needs

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2259-2265

  Zhou, Chao ^a   Zhang, Yuting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871979772     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0087     Document Type: Article

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