Open AccessReduced Cost-sharing for Preventive Drugs Preferentially Benefits Low-income Patients With Diabetes in High Deductible Health Plans With Health Savings Accounts
Author(s) -
Dennis RossDegnan,
Jamie Wallace,
Fang Zhang,
Stephen B. Soumerai,
Laura F. Garabedian,
J. Frank Wharam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001295
Subject(s) - deductible , medicine , pharmacy , cost sharing , diabetes mellitus , low income , propensity score matching , health care , family medicine , business , actuarial science , nursing , socioeconomics , sociology , economic growth , economics , endocrinology
High deductible health plans linked to Health Savings Accounts (HSA-HDHPs) must include all care under the deductible except for select preventive services. Some employers and insurers have adopted Preventive Drug Lists (PDLs) that exempt specific classes of medications from deductibles.