Quality of Medication Cost Conversations and Interest in Future Cost Conversations Among Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication cost conversations occur less frequently than patients prefer, and it is unclear whether patients have positive experiences with them when they do occur.

Objective

To describe patients' experiences discussing their medication costs with their health care team.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Nationally representative survey fielded in the United States in 2022 (response rate = 48.5%).

Patients

1020 adults over age 65.

Measurements

Primary measures were adapted from Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Survey visit survey v4.0 and captured patients' experiences of medication cost conversations. Additional measures captured patients' interest in future cost conversations, the type of clinicians

SUBMITTER: Everson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature