Why the study?
Medication adherence is associated with lower health care utilization and savings in specific populations, but few empirical estimates exist at the population level.
Does medication adherence reduce health care utilization and costs in Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions?
Population
14,657,735 community-dwelling, continuously enrolled Medicare FFS beneficiaries aged 65 years or older with Part D
Comparison
Medication adherence vs medication nonadherence
Design
Retrospective claims data analysis
Authors
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Provides population-level nonadherence cost estimates in Medicare chronic disease patients; leaves open causal effects and intervention benefits.
Does medication adherence reduce health care utilization and costs in Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions?
Medication nonadherence in Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions results in billions of dollars in avoidable healthcare expenditures and millions of avoidable hospital days.
Lloyd et al. (2019) studied this question.
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