Utilization Effects of Prescription Drug Benefits in an Aging Population

In this article, the effects of prescription drug coverage on use are analyzed for beneficiaries of a large retiree health benefit fund in a quasi-experiment comparing new and established enrollees. Newer enrollees show an 18-percentage point greater increase in prescription drug expenditures per ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gianfrancesco, Frank D., Baines, Arthur P., Richards, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1994
Materias:
Prescription Drugs: Payment and Policy Issues
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10137793
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Sumario:In this article, the effects of prescription drug coverage on use are analyzed for beneficiaries of a large retiree health benefit fund in a quasi-experiment comparing new and established enrollees. Newer enrollees show an 18-percentage point greater increase in prescription drug expenditures per capita than established enrollees during the 3-year period following enrollment. This differential is interpreted as the insurance effect of prescription coverage. The impact was greater among high-cost drugs than among low-cost drugs, and also greater among low users of prescription drugs than among high users. No clear patterns were discerned across therapeutic categories.

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