Open AccessMedicaid Prescription Formulary Restrictions and Arthritis Treatment Costs
Author(s) -
Tricia J. Johnson,
Stephanie Stahl-Moncada
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.118133
Subject(s) - formulary , medicine , medicaid , medical prescription , pharmacy , ambulatory , rheumatoid arthritis , prescription drug , family medicine , ambulatory care , emergency medicine , managed care , health care , pharmacology , economics , economic growth
We used the Arizona Medicaid program as a model to examine the consequences of the relative restrictiveness of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-preferred drug lists on health care use and costs for Medicaid enrollees with arthritis.