Increases in Prescription Copayments Linked to Lower Medication Adherence for Low-Income Individuals With Chronic Conditions

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News After their insurance plans increased prescription drug copayments, individuals with Type 2 diabetes or congestive heart failure (CHF) living in low-income areas had lower medication adherence than individuals in higher income areas. Individuals in higher income areas were less responsive to copayment increases. The lowest income area had an average income of less than $30,000; the highest had average income of more than $62,000. Medication adherence among individuals with diabetes who also needed statins was 20% higher for individuals in the highest income area than for those in . . .