Pharmaceutical Cost-Saving Strategies and their Association with Medication Adherence in a Medicare Supplement Population
Open Access
- 10 February 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Vol. 30 (8), 1208-1214
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-015-3196-7
Abstract
On average, Medicare Supplement insureds take about seven unique prescription medications each year, resulting in substantial out-of-pocket drug copayments, in addition to Medicare Supplement and Part D premiums. To help alleviate this financial burden, many individuals resort to cost-saving strategies that are not trackable by Part D insurance plans, likely resulting in an underestimation of medication adherence rates.Keywords
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