The Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D) and Treatment of Heart Failure in Older Adults

BACKGROUND: Adherence to pharmacotherapy for heart failure is poor among older adults due, in part, to high prescription drug costs. We examined the impact of improvements in drug coverage under Medicare Part D on utilization of, and adherence to, medications for heart failure in older adults. METHO...

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Main Authors: Donohue, Julie M., Zhang, Yuting, Lave, Judith R., Gellad, Walid F., Men, Aiju, Perera, Subashan, Hanlon, Joseph T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898511/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20598987
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.04.023
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