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Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act increased prescription filing
The number of prescriptions filled by adults using Medicaid increased by nearly 20% in the first 18 months of the Affordable Care Act’s implementation, according to findings recently presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting.“In recent years, the high prices of life-saving hepatitis C and HIV medications have fueled debate about the role of public policy in providing access to costly but effective pharmacological treatments for vulnerable populations. Moreover, care management through prescription drugs may potentially reduce the use of more resource-intensive medical care such as [ED] visits (Read more...)