Preventive Drug Lists Reduce Income-Related Disparities in Medication Adherence Over 2 Years
PDL coverage was associated with substantial reductions in OOP payments for medications to manage diabetes and cardiovascular risk. Patients on antidiabetic medications, especially those with lower incomes, experienced improvements in adherence, which grew over time.
Authors
- Matt Lakoma
- Stephanie Argetsinger
- Christine Y. Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-6837)
- Dennis Ross‐Degnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0066-1242)
- Fang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-2563)
- Anita K. Wagner
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Duke University (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002186
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00