Medical cost offsets from prescription drug utilization among Medicare beneficiaries.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.18553/jmcp.2014.20.10.994 and PMC identifier 10441035.
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Abstract
This brief commentary extends earlier work on the value of adherence to derive medical cost offset estimates from prescription drug utilization. Among seniors with chronic vascular disease, 1% increases in condition-specific medication use were associated with significant (P less than 0.001) reductions in gross nonpharmacy medical costs in the amounts of 0.63% for dyslipidemia, 0.77% for congestive heart failure, 0.83% for diabetes, and 1.17% for hypertension.
Medical subject headings
- Medicare
- Medication Adherence
- Prescription Drugs