Association of Medicare Part D Benzodiazepine Coverage Expansion With Changes in Fall-Related Injuries and Overdoses Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

IMPORTANCE: Benzodiazepines, which are associated with safety-related harms for older adults, were not covered when the US Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit began. Coverage was extended to benzodiazepines in 2013. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the expansion of benzodiazepine coverage among M...

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Autores principales: Maust, Donovan T., Lin, Lewei Allison, Goldstick, Jason E., Haffajee, Rebecca L., Brownlee, Rebecca, Bohnert, Amy S. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2020
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7125434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2051

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7125434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2051

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