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Impact of decreasing copayments on medication adherence within a disease management environment

Chernew, Michael E.
Shah, Mayur R.
Wegh, Arnold
Rosenberg, Stephen N.
Juster, Iver A.
Rosen, Allison B.
Sokol, Michael C.
Yu-Isenberg, Kristina
Fendrick, A. Mark
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This paper estimates the effects of a large employer's value-based insurance initiative designed to improve adherence to recommended treatment regimens. The intervention reduced copayments for five chronic medication classes in the context of a disease management (DM) program. Compared to a control employer that used the same DM program, adherence to medications in the value-based intervention increased for four of five medication classes, reducing nonadherence by 7-14 percent. The results demonstrate the potential for copayment reductions for highly valued services to increase medication adherence above the effects of existing DM programs.

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Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):103-12. Link to article on publisher's site

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10.1377/hlthaff.27.1.103
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18180484
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