Nonadherence to prescription medication due to cost is associated with emergency department visits among disabled Medicare patients under 65, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Researchers analyzed responses from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in 2006 and 2007. Disabled Medicare beneficiaries under the age of 65 with a high rate of cost-related medication nonadherence were more likely to have at least one ED visit in a year compared with their counterparts who did not have cost-related medication nonadherence and elderly Medicare beneficiaries who had cost-related medication nonadherence.
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Researchers analyzed responses from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in 2006 and 2007. Disabled Medicare beneficiaries under the age of 65 with a high rate of cost-related medication nonadherence were more likely to have at least one ED visit in a year compared with their counterparts who did not have cost-related medication nonadherence and elderly Medicare beneficiaries who had cost-related medication nonadherence.
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