Medicare Part D plan generosity and medication use among dual-eligible nursing home residents.
Background: In 2006, dual-eligible nursing home residents were randomly assigned to a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP). Subsequently, residents not enrolled in qualified plans at the start of the next year were rerandomized. PDPs vary in generosity through differences in medication cover...
| Publicado en: | Medical Care Vol. 51; no. 10; pp. 894 - 901 |
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| Formato: | research randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2013 Oct
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