CVS Health Research Institute Provides More Evidence that Broader Prescription Drug Coverage Improves Health Outcomes
Many public and private insurers are taking steps to control rising health care costs. For example, some state Medicaid programs in recent years have enacted prescription drug restrictions by placing caps or limits on the number of prescriptions a patient can fill each month. The results of this systematic review of past studies suggests that restricting the availability of prescription drugs or prohibiting access could have collateral negative effects on patients’ health and may not produce the expected cost-savings. They also suggest that economic calculations of Medicaid expansion have not taken into consideration the reduction in costs from the prevention of complications when millions of Americans previously without drug insurance are able to access important medicines to better manage chronic conditions.
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Chronic conditions like pain?