What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess changes in prescription drug insurance coverage from 1995 to 1996 and compare drug utilization and expenditures between Medicare beneficiaries with and without drug benefits.

March 1, 2000Health Affairs

Medicare Beneficiaries And Drug Coverage

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JPJohn A. PoisalJohn Deere (Germany)GCGeorge S. ChulisCentral Statistical Office

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Survey analysis reveals higher out-of-pocket costs and lower prescription use in uninsured Medicare beneficiaries, highlighting disparities in medication access.

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To assess changes in prescription drug insurance coverage from 1995 to 1996 and compare drug utilization and expenditures between Medicare beneficiaries with and without drug benefits.
Analyzed national data from the 1996 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS).
Compared drug use, out-of-pocket spending, and total drug expenditures between Medicare enrollees with drug coverage and those without coverage.
Medicare enrollees without prescription drug insurance consistently filled fewer prescriptions than their insured counterparts.
Beneficiaries lacking drug coverage paid more out of pocket for medications despite having lower total drug expenditures overall.

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Poisal et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701a6ef44fa9f079dda2f7 https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.19.2.248

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Survey analysis reveals higher out-of-pocket costs and lower prescription use in uninsured Medicare beneficiaries, highlighting disparities in medication access.

Medicare Beneficiaries And Drug Coverage

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Medicare Beneficiaries And Drug Coverage

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