Veterans' Pharmacy and Health Care Utilization Following Implementation of the Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefit Journal Article

Local Library Link: Find It @ Loyola

Authors: Stroupe, K. T.; Bailey, L; Gellad, W. F.; Suda, K; Huo, Z; Martinez, R.; Burk, M; Cunningham, F; Smith, B. M.
Article Title: Veterans' Pharmacy and Health Care Utilization Following Implementation of the Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefit
Abstract: We examined associations between enrollment in Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits and changes in medication acquisition from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pharmacies. We included all women and a random 10% sample of men who were VA enrollees, >/=65 years old as of January 1, 2004, and alive through December 2007. We used difference-in-differences models with propensity score weighting to examine changes in medication acquisition between 2005 (before Part D was implemented) and 2007 (after Part D implementation) for veterans who were or were not Part D enrolled. Of 231,716 veterans meeting inclusion criteria, 49,881 (21.5%) were enrolled. While 30-day medication supplies decreased from 26.2 to 23.4 for enrolled veterans, they increased from 36.6 to 37.4 for nonenrolled veterans (difference-in-differences: -4.0,p .001). Reductions in 30-day supplies were greater among veterans who were required to pay VA copayments for some or all medications and who used VA and Medicare outpatient services.
Journal Title: Medical care research and review : MCRR
ISSN: 1552-6801; 1077-5587
Publisher: Unknown  
Date Published: 2016
Language: ENG
DOI/URL:

1077558716643887
Notes: LR: 20160420; CI: (c) The Author(s) 2016; JID: 9506850; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/03/26 [received]; 2016/03/07 [accepted]; aheadofprint
LUC Authors
  1. Kevin Todd Stroupe
    46 Stroupe
Related LUC Article