Web-based survey to assess the perceptions of managed care organization representatives on use of copay subsidy coupons for prescription drugs

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 602-608

  Nemlekar, Poorva ^a   Shepherd, Marvin ^b   Lawson, Kenneth ^c   Rush, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies   (United States)

^c Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COPAY SUBSIDY COUPON; DIRECTORY; DRUG COST; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; ONLINE MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; PUBLICATION;

COST SHARING; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, GENERIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885415705     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2013.19.8.602     Document Type: Article

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