Abstract

Healthcare payers and providers are reconsidering the role of patient cost-sharing in chronic diseases. However, no recently published studies have looked specifically at heart failure, and none has used nationally representative data. This study examines whether cost-sharing for heart failure treatment is associated with adherence in a national Medicare sample.

Author Details

Blake Tyler McGee, MPH, BSN, BSFS, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Cost Sharing, Health Policy, Heart Failure

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Prescription drug spending and medication adherence in a national heart failure sample

Dublin, Ireland

Healthcare payers and providers are reconsidering the role of patient cost-sharing in chronic diseases. However, no recently published studies have looked specifically at heart failure, and none has used nationally representative data. This study examines whether cost-sharing for heart failure treatment is associated with adherence in a national Medicare sample.