Impact of Generosity Level of Outpatient Prescription Drug Coverage on Prescription Drug Events and Expenditure Among Older Persons
Margaret B. Artz, PhD,
Ronald S. Hadsall, PhD and
Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, PharmD, PhD
The authors are with the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and the Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Margaret B. Artz is also with the Institute for the Study of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Ronald S. Hadsall and Stephen W. Schondelmeyer are also with the PRIME Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

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FIGURE 1 1995 prescription event (fill) ratio of each insurance type by prescription generosity level.
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FIGURE 2 1995 Prescription expenditure ratio of each insurance type by prescription generosity level.
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