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Patterns of outpatient prescription drug use among Pennsylvania elderly

  • B. Stuart
  • , F. Ahern
  • , V. Rabatin
  • , A. Johnson

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Abstract

The Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) provides outpatient prescription drug coverage for nearly one-half million State residents 65 years of age or over with income under $15,000 per year. A description of the PACE program is provided herein, along with data and multivariate results relating to the demographic characteristics of PACE beneficiaries, duration of enrollments, drug utilization and expenditure rates, average prices for covered prescriptions, and drug expense distributions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)61-72
Number of pages12
JournalHealth Care Financing Review
Volume12
Issue number3
StatePublished - Jan 1 1991

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Health Policy

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