
The Veterans Health Administration implemented primary care intensive management for high-risk patients. Impacts of this program on patients’ medication adherence and adjustments were modest.

The Veterans Health Administration implemented primary care intensive management for high-risk patients. Impacts of this program on patients’ medication adherence and adjustments were modest.

Most patients in a large integrated healthcare system who were high-risk for hospitalization were at substantially lower risk within 2 years.

Significant changes were found in patients' utilization of healthcare related to early implementation of medical home components in VA primary care clinics.

Cost-sharing for antihypertensive drugs had the most significant and negative relationship with adherence for low adherers.

March 20th 2015

September 12th 2019