Medicare and Medicaid
Data on medicare and medicaid reported by researchers at University of Maryland
Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, May 12th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Benzodiazepines are excluded from prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D. The objectives of this study were twofold: to provide national estimates of benzodiazepine utilization and expenditure patterns and to examine the impact of drug coverage and other factors associated with utilization of benzodiazepines and potential benzodiazepine substitute classes. The 2002 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey provided national estimates of benzodiazepine use and expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries."
"Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to assess the relationships between independent variables and use of...
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