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. 2017 Oct 1;177(10):1531-1532.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.4011.

Association of Insurance Gains and Losses With Access to Prescription Drugs

K Robin Yabroff  1 , James Kirby  2 , Marc Zodet  2
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Association of Insurance Gains and Losses With Access to Prescription Drugs

K Robin Yabroff et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

Using longitudinal data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this study examines the association of insurance gains and losses with prescription drug access.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Unmet Need for Prescription Drugs Among Adults Insured Throughout Year 1
Estimates from multivariable linear probability model controlling for the effects of age, sex, and race/ethnicity in year 1 and time-varying measures of household income as a percentage of the federal poverty line, self-reported health, and number of chronic conditions (coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, other heart disease, stroke, emphysema, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, and asthma). Increase in unmet need for those losing health insurance in Year 2 was significantly greater than for the continuously insured.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Unmet Need for Prescription Drugs Among Adults Uninsured Throughout Year 1
Estimates from multivariable linear probability model controlling for the effects of age, sex, and race/ethnicity in year 1 and time-varying measures of household income as a percentage of the federal poverty line, self-reported health, and number chronic conditions (coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, other heart disease, stroke, emphysema, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, and asthma). Decrease in unmet need for those gaining health insurance in Year 2 was significantly greater than for the continuously uninsured.
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