Impact of health reform on young adult prescription medication utilization.

CONCLUSIONS: The dependent coverage provision was associated with an increase in prescription medication expenditures, especially for anti-infectives, among young adults. The amount of expenditures paid by private insurers increased, whereas they decreased for OOP spending. PMID: 29182353 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29182353?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - November 1, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Pakyz A, Wang H, Cunningham P Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research