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Association Between Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D Drug Benefits and Potentially Unsafe Prescribing

Joshua M. Thorpe, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Loren J. Schleiden, John Cashy, Ronald Carico, Walid F. Gellad, Courtney H. Van Houtven

JAMA Internal Medicine · 2019 · 29 citations · 3 references

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Health ProfessionsHealth Services AdministrationMedicare PolicySubstance Use DisordersDrug Utilization EvaluationPharmacoepidemiologyPolypharmacy ConsiderationsPrescription Drug CoveragePrescription Drug PolicyHigh-risk Prescribing ReductionMedicare Drug Benefit FinancingMedicare Part D ReimbursementMedicare Prescription Drug CoverageMedication Utilization PatternsPotentially Inappropriate Prescribing Criteria

Abstract

This observational study evaluates the association of dual prescribing for Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D benefits with unsafe prescription exposure in a national cohort of older veterans.

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