Supplemental Insurance and Use of Effective Cardiovascular Drugs Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries With Coronary Heart Disease.

Autor: Federman, Alex. D., Adams, Alyce S., Ross-Degnan, Dennis, Soumerai, Stephen B., Ayanian, John Z.
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 10/10/2001, Vol. 286 Issue 14, p1732, 8p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: Presents a study to determine the use of effective cardiovascular drugs among elderly persons with coronary heart disease by type of health insurance. Design; Setting; Results; Conclusion that elderly Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease who lack drug coverage have disproportionately large drug expenditures and low use rates of statins, a class of relatively expensive drugs that improve survival.
Databáze: Complementary Index