Objective: To determine whether a multi-interventional program can limit increases in
prescription drug expenditures while maintaining utilization of needed medications. Study …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the strategies Medicare beneficiaries adopt to manage their out-of-
pocket prescription costs in a prescription drug plan with maximum (capped) benefits and to …

Objectives: To examine the impact of incentive formularies on prescription drug spending
shifts in formulary compliance, use of generic medications, and mail-order fulfillment in the …

A number of recent studies have documented the sizable impact of consumer cost sharing
without accounting for the other drug management strategies being adopted simultaneously …

Objective. To examine whether high‐deductible health plans (HDHPs) that exempt
prescription drugs from full cost sharing preserve medication use for major chronic illness …

Managed care presents interesting opportunities to optimize clinical and economic
outcomes related to drug prescribing. There are very few randomized controlled trials that …

Background. Having annual dollar limits in prescription coverage is a type of benefit design
unique to Medicare beneficiaries. This type of coverage is found predominantly within …

Michigan's Medicaid program implemented four cost containment policies—preferred drug
lists, joint and multistate purchasing arrangements, and maximum allowable cost—during …

Background: High out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription medications could lead people
with chronic illnesses to restrict their use of these medications. Whether adults experience …

Prescription drugs have become an indispensable tool to treat and manage chronic disease.
Consequently, the utilization and cost of prescription drugs have risen dramatically over the …