Joyce, Geoffrey F.; Zissimopoulos, Julie; Goldman, Dana P. - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 6, pp. 1345-1355
”. We compare the use of prescription drugs among beneficiaries subject to the coverage gap with usage among beneficiaries … who are not exposed to it. We find that the coverage gap does, indeed, disrupt the use of prescription drugs among seniors … the coverage gap, while use of lower cost medications with high generic penetration such as beta blockers, ACE inhibitors …