CVS Caremark Study Finds Value Based Insurance Designs Can Increase Adherence in Diabetes Patients

PR Newswire
February 16, 2010

A study by CVS Caremark published this week in the American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits, finds that insurance benefit designs that reduce the cost of medications for plan participants result in patients being more likely to start and stay on their medication therapy ...

This study is part of a broader research effort by CVS Caremark to learn more about why patients do not take prescriptions that are prescribed, or drop the medications in the middle of therapy ... A recent study by the New England Healthcare Institute found that not taking medications as prescribed leads to poorer health, more frequent hospitalization, a higher risk of death and as much as $290 billion annually in increased medical costs.

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