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Table 2 Impact of Medicare Part D on antidementia prescriptions filled annually

From: The impact of Medicare prescription drug coverage on the use of antidementia drugs

Pharmacy benefit group

Proportion with any use pre–Part D

Proportion with any use post–Part D

Adjusted odds ratio* of pre–Part D vs. post–Part D drug use

Comparison of the adjusted odds ratio* of the no coverage, $150 cap, and $350 cap groups with that of the no cap group

 

AOR (95% CI)

PValue

AOR (95% CI)

PValue

No coverage group

0.02 (0.14)

0.04 (0.20)

2.19 (1.85-2.59)

<0.0001

1.38 (1.14-1.66)

0.0008

$150 cap group

0.03 (0.16)

0.05 (0.21)

1.80 (1.52-2.13)

<0.0001

1.13 (0.94-1.37)

0.1939

$350 cap group

0.03 (0.16)

0.05 (0.21)

1.71 (1.61-1.82)

<0.0001

1.07 (0.97-1.19)

0.1626

No cap group

0.03 (0.17)

0.05 (0.21)

1.59 (1.47-1.72)

<0.0001

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  1. Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.
  2. * Analyses were adjusted for sex; age; census-block group-level data concerning race, status below poverty line, residence; health status data (binary variables for congestive heart failure, depression, diabetes, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease); and prospective risk score.