Using 2007 pharmacy claims for postmenopausal Medicare beneficiaries with osteoporosis, this study found medication discontinuation and out-of-pocket drug costs were highest for those enrolled in Medicare Part D plans with a coverage gap.

Using 2007 pharmacy claims for postmenopausal Medicare beneficiaries with osteoporosis, this study found medication discontinuation and out-of-pocket drug costs were highest for those enrolled in Medicare Part D plans with a coverage gap.

Researchers interviewed oncology social workers and nurse practitioners in an effort to understand how the Medicare Part D doughnut hole affects beneficiaries’ financial access to oral anticancer targeted therapies. The findings highlight the financial obstacles associated with the Part D...

Although concurrent conditions such as complications and comorbidities are common in people with diabetes, studies of the quality of diabetes preventive care often omit both. This review of the quality of diabetes preventive care assesses not only trends in reporting of and adjusting for...

Healthy People 2010 identified eliminating health disparities as one of two overarching goals for the U.S., along with increasing quality and years of healthy life. This report examines North Carolina and Washington, two states that are making notable use of data to address disparities....

The Medicare Part D coverage gap has been associated with lower adherence and drug utilization and higher discontinuation. Because osteoporosis has a relatively high prevalence among Medicare-eligible postmenopausal women, we examined changes in utilization of osteoporosis medications during...

Rapidly rising health insurance premiums are prompting Little Rock employers to shift more costs to workers, who are finding coverage increasingly difficult to afford, according to this new Community Tracking Study report.

Rapidly rising health insurance premiums are prompting Little Rock employers to shift more costs to workers, who are finding coverage increasingly difficult to afford, according to this new Community Tracking Study report.

Healthy People 2010 identified eliminating health disparities as one of two overarching goals for the U.S., along with increasing quality and years of healthy life. This report examines North Carolina and Washington, two states that are making notable use of data to address disparities....