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Cutting Drug Copayments for Sicker Patients Can Cut Hospitalizations and Save Money
Jan 11, 2006
Cutting Drug Co-Payments for Sicker Patients on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Save a Billion Dollars Every Year
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This Research Brief summarizes the relationship between (1) co-payments and compliance for patients whose doctors prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, and (2) compliance and subsequent use of expensive health care services.
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