Racial and ethnic disparities in medication adherence among privately insured patients in the United States

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Richard Xie · University of Southern California

Patricia St. Clair · University of Southern California

Dana P. Goldman · University of Southern California

Abstract

Racial/ethnic disparities in adherence are mitigated, but persist after controlling for detailed socioeconomic measures. Interventions should focus more on improving medication adherence of existing users, particularly in treating asymptomatic conditions.

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Medication Adherence and Compliance Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. e0212117-e0212117

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212117

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Racial and ethnic disparities in medication adherence among privately insured patients in the United States

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