Has medicare part D reduced racial/ethnic disparities in prescription drug use and spending?

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 502-525

  Mahmoudi, Elham ^a   Jensen, Gail A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicare Part D; prescription drugs; racial ethnic disparities; utilization and spending

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE;

MEDICARE PART D; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES; UTILIZATION AND SPENDING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897376199     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12099     Document Type: Article

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