Key result
Reduced medication co-payments and health insurance coverage were associated with improved hypertension control and treatment adherence, primarily based on studies conducted in the United States.
Why the study?
Do health systems arrangements (such as reduced co-payments and insurance coverage) improve hypertension awareness, treatment, and control?
Population
53 studies evaluating the impact of health systems arrangements at the regional or national level on…
Comparison
Health systems arrangements vs Different health system arrangements or lack…
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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May support policies reducing co-payments to improve adherence; extends US-centric observational evidence for health systems reform.
Systematic Review
Do health systems arrangements (such as reduced co-payments and insurance coverage) improve hypertension awareness, treatment, and control?
Minimizing medication co-payments and expanding health insurance coverage are associated with improved hypertension control and treatment adherence.
Maimaris et al. (2013) conducted a systematic review in Hypertension. Health systems arrangements (financing, delivery, governance) vs. Alternative or no health systems arrangements was evaluated on Hypertension awareness, treatment, control, and medication adherence. Reduced medication co-payments and health insurance coverage were associated with improved hypertension control and treatment adherence, primarily based on studies conducted in the United States.
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