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Analysis Of Hba1c, Medication Compliance, Income Subsidies, And Comorbidity In Medicare Type 2 Diabetics, Robert E. Lazarchik
Analysis Of Hba1c, Medication Compliance, Income Subsidies, And Comorbidity In Medicare Type 2 Diabetics, Robert E. Lazarchik
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Diabetes is one of America’s leading chronic diseases with comorbidities contributing to lower health statuses and increased health care costs. While it is known that lowering HbA1c reduces the deleterious effects of diabetes, the capability to identify people with diabetes at risk for uncontrolled HbA1c levels or developing comorbidities based on the compliance rates for different oral antihyperglycemic medication classes (OAMCs) and financial assistance programs does not yet exist. These quantitative longitudinal retrospective studies examined the association between medication compliance, using Proportion of Days Covered (PDC), by OAMC and Medicare financial aid programs, on predicting HbA1c levels and comorbidities in …