New Medicare and Medicaid Study Results Reported from Washington State University (Medication Costs and Adherence of Treatment Before and After the…

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New Medicare and Medicaid Study Results Reported from Washington State University (Medication Costs and Adherence of Treatment Before and After the Affordable Care Act: 1999-2015)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Research findings on Medicare and Medicaid are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting from Spokane, Washington, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "To examine national changes in rates of cost-related prescription nonadherence (CRN) by age group, we used data from the 1999-2015 Sample Adult and Sample Child National Health Interview Surveys (n = 768 781). In a logistic regression analysis of 2015 data, we identified subgroups at risk for cost-related nonadherence."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Washington State University, "The proportion of all Americans who did not fill a prescription in the previous 12 months because they could not afford it grew from 1999 to 2009, peaking at 8.3% at the height of the Great Recession and dropping to 5.2% by 2015. CRN among seniors, however, peaked in 2004 at 5.4% and dropped to 3.6% after implementation of Medicare Part D in 2006."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "CRN is responsive to improved access related to implementation of Medicare Part D and the Affordable Care Act."

For more information on this research see: Medication Costs and Adherence of Treatment Before and After the Affordable Care Act: 1999-2015. American Journal of Public Health, 2016;106(10):1804-1807. American Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: Amer Public Health Assoc Inc, 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710, USA.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J. Kennedy, Washington State University, Coll Nursing, Dept. of Hlth Policy & Adm, Spokane, WA, United States.

Keywords for this news article include: Spokane, Washington, United States, North and Central America, Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicare, Washington State University.