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Improve adherence to medication will cut costs ind iabetics. Health Affairs Aug 2012

Study: Medication Adherence Could Create $4.7B Savings, And That’s Just for Diabetics

A recent study published in Health Affairs projected that improved adherence to medication for diabetes patients in the U.S. could avert nearly 700,000 emergency room visits and 341,000 hospitalizations annually, resulting in $4.7 billion in savings.

Additionally, the study found maintaining adherence for patients who dropped off in medication adherence could produce an estimated $3.6 billion in annual savings, bringing the total potential savings to $8.3 billion.

The study also found that diabetes patients who took their medicine according to their physicians’ orders had a 13 percent lower chance of hospitalization than patients who did not adhere to their medications.

The study examined a national sample of diabetes patients from 2005 to 2008.

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