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|Articles|February 20, 2013
Generic Rx Plan Lowers Medicare Psych Costs
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Providing generic drug coverage to mentally ill Medicare beneficiaries who hit the drug coverage gap cost less overall than leaving them with no drug coverage, a study found.
Healthcare costs were lower by roughly 3% among Medicare beneficiaries with bipolar disorder who had generic-only coverage rather than no drug coverage, and 5% lower for those with schizophrenia and generic-only coverage, according to a study published in the February issue of
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