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PMID: 21041739 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A large value-based insurance design program offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina eliminated generic medication copayments and reduced copayments for brand-name medications. Our study showed that the program improved adherence to medications for diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and congestive heart failure. We found that adherence improved for enrollees, ranging from a gain of 3.8 percentage points for patients with diabetes to 1.5 percentage points for those taking calcium-channel blockers, when compared to others whose employers did not offer a similar program. An examination of longer-term adherence and trends in health care spending is still needed to provide a compelling evidence base for value-based insurance design. |
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Matthew L Maciejewski; Joel F Farley; John Parker; Daryl Wansink |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health affairs (Project Hope) Volume: 29 ISSN: 1544-5208 ISO Abbreviation: Health Aff (Millwood) Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303128 Medline TA: Health Aff (Millwood) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2002-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Center For Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. mlm34@duke.edu |
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