Purpose As chemotherapy costs escalate, financial concerns have become relevant for
more cancer patients. Yet, little is known about how oncologists communicate with patients …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Non-adherence to essential medications represents an
important public health problem. Little is known about the frequency with which patients fail …

High medication prices can create a financial burden for patients and reduce medication
initiation. To improve decision making, public policy is supporting development of tools to …

Insurers and policymakers encourage the use of generic drugs to reduce costs, but generics
remain underused. We conducted a national survey of commercially insured adults to …

Background: Insurers and policymakers strive to stimulate more cost-effective prescribing
and, increasingly, are educating beneficiaries about generics. Objectives: To evaluate the …

Background Nearly one in three Americans are financially burdened by their medical
expenses. To mitigate financial distress, experts recommend routine physician-patient cost …

Objective—To determine prevalence and nature of cost discussions between veterinarians
and pet owners during clinical appointments in companion animal practice. Design—Cross …

In Chronic Disease, Nationwide Data Show Poor Adherence by Patients to Medication And by
Physicians to Guidelines Page 1 48 MANAGED CARE / FEBRUARY 2008 several chronic …

Rationale: Patient perceptions of financial burden and rates of cost-related nonadherence
are high among individuals with asthma across the socioeconomic spectrum. Little is known …

We use individual level data on purchases of cholesterol-lowering drugs to study the
responses of physicians and patients to variation in the cost of drugs. In a sample of first-time …