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Increased Persistency in Medication Use by U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes Is Associated With Lower Hospitalization Rates and Cost Savings

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between annual fills for antidiabetes medications, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), and lipid-lowering agents on hospitalization and Medicare spending for beneficiaries with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Using Medicare Current Be...

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Autores principales: Stuart, Bruce C., Simoni-Wastila, Linda, Zhao, Lirong, Lloyd, Jennifer T., Doshi, Jalpa A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19171724
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-1311