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Background Hypertension affects one billion people globally and is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular and renal diseases. However, hypertension management remains poor, especially in rural China. Methods A clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted in six towns in China’s Qianjiang county between 7/2012 and 6/2014, including 5462 hypertension patients above 35 years old...
Objective. To evaluate Medicare Part D's impact on use of antihypertensive medications among seniors with hypertension.
Data Sources. Medicare‐Advantage plan pharmacy data from January 1, 2004 to December 12, 2007 from three groups who before enrolling in Part D had no or limited drug benefits, and a comparison group with stable employer‐based coverage.
Study Design. Pre–post intervention with...
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