The impact of nebulized levalbuterol on health care payments for elderly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Medicaid plans.

Objective: To compare health expenditures among elderly Medicaid patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who used either nebulized levalbuterol (levosalbutamol) or racemic albuterol (salbutamol) for bronchodilation.Methods: A retrospective, quasi-experimental study was c...

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Published in:Disease Management & Health Outcomes Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 41 - 56
Main Authors: Ozminkowski RJ, Wang S, Long SR
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2007
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