Patrick J. Campbell, PharmD, PhD

For Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, high out-of-pocket medical costs are associated with lower odds of medication adherence.

This article supports the use of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment ratio as a surrogate marker of COPD exacerbation risk for quality measurement purposes.

Patients whose pharmacy receives notification of their immunization gap have twice the odds of receiving immunizations compared with those whose pharmacy does not receive the notification.