High Cost Sharing and Specialty Drug Initiation Under Medicare Part D: A Case Study in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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Huo, Hairong
Pettit, Amy R
Kumar, Rishab
Weiss, Brendan M
Huntington, Scott F
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Medicare Part D beneficiaries with higher out-of-pocket costs are more likely to delay starting or not start a recommended specialty drug when newly diagnosed with leukemia. Policy changes are needed to ensure optimal access to specialty medications under Medicare Part D.

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2016-04-01
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