Reduced Cost Sharing and Medication Management Services for COPD: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High out-of-pocket costs and improper use of maintenance inhalers contribute to poor outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is limited evidence for how addressing these barriers could improve adherence and affect COPD exacerbations, spending, or racial disparities in these outcomes.

Objective

To examine the effect of a national program to reduce beneficiary cost sharing for COPD maintenance inhalers and provide medication management services that included education on proper technique for inhaler use.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial included individuals with COPD. All individuals were enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Data were collected from January 2019 to December 2021, and data wer

SUBMITTER: Agarwal SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287444 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature