A Push For Medication Adherence
Source: Forbes, November 26, 2012
A recent study sponsored by Aetna showed that waiving drug co-pays for heart-attack patients only resulted in a a small improvement in adherence. Kevin Volpp offers his thoughts stating “we need serious rethinking about what happens when medication is dispensed.” Volpp and others are experimenting with approaches that offer incentives to patients for taking their medications.