Wide variation exists in receipt of recommended medications for Medicare managed care RA patients
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of data from more than 90,000 Medicare managed care enrollees who received care for rheumatoid arthritis finds that more than one-third did not receive the recommended treatment with a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, and that receipt varied by demographic factors, socioeconomic status, geographic location and health plan, according to a study in the February 2 issue of JAMA.