Policy Recommendations May Improve Medication Adherence and Health Outcomes

Medscape Today
October 28, 2009

Five policy recommendations intended to promote better medication adherence and improved health outcomes for patients were issued October 14 by a diverse group of healthcare and consumer organizations...

Some of the recommendations have been debated in the context of healthcare reform and may have been included in some of the proposals now being considered...

Costs secondary to nonadherence may approach $300 billion annually, according to research from the New England Healthcare Institute and results from a 2004 study published in Medical Care.

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