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Article: Effect of generic-only drug benefits on seniors' medication use and financial burden.(MANAGERIAL)(Survey)
- Article from:
- American Journal of Managed Care
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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Background: Generic-only drug benefits are a way to provide some coverage, as opposed to no coverage.
Objective: To examine how switching from brand name to generic-only drug coverage affected seniors' medication use and financial burden.
Study Design: Data are from a 2002 cross-sectional survey conducted for a separate study on benefit caps. Participants belonged to a Medicare managed care plan in one state and had $2000 capped brand name benefits in 2001 but generic-only benefits in 2002.
Methods: Participants reported their cost-cutting strategies before and after the change to generic-only coverage, the medications affected, and their financial burden. We ...