Association of Medication Nonadherence Among Adult Survivors of Stroke After Implementation of the US Affordable Care Act.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Among adults with chronic disease, survivors of stroke have high out-of-pocket financial burdens. The US government enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 and implemented the law in 2014 to provide more low-income adults with health insurance coverage.

Objective

To assess whether ACA implementation is associated with cost-related nonadherence (CRN) to medication among adult survivors of stroke.

Design, setting, and participants

This study analyzed data from the 2000 to 2016 National Health Interview Survey, an in-person household survey of the noninstitutionalized US population conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics. Conducted at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, from July 24, 2017, to February 28, 2018, t

SUBMITTER: Levine DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583190 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature