| WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who signed up for Medicare's prescription drug coverage, called Part D, spent more on drugs after enrolling than they had before but less on other types of medical care, researchers have found. They were randomly assigned to receive losartan (Cozaar), enalapril (Vasotec), or placebo for five years
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5-year cumulative incidence of microalbuminuria was 6% in the placebo group; the incidence was higher with losartan (17%, P=0. |
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That research, from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, found "small but statistically significant" improvements in health status, based on daily activity levels, of those enrollees who previously had no prescription drug coverage.
"This shows that those who didn't have drug coverage, once they did get it, accessed the medication they needed and that kept them out of doctors' offices and emergency rooms," said Joseph Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, who was not involved in the study. |
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Their study, in the July 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, also found that spending varied depending on the type of drug coverage participants had before enrolling in Part D. It isn't worth the risks you are taking with your health and your freedom. |
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"The impact of Part D on medical spending really depended on prior drug coverage," Zhang said.S. |
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Renal and Retinal Effects of Enalapril and Losartan in Type 1 Diabetes
5-year cumulative incidence of microalbuminuria was 6% in the placebo group; the incidence was higher with losartan (17%, P=0. |
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S. They were randomly assigned to receive losartan (Cozaar), enalapril (Vasotec), or placebo for five years
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Renal and Retinal Effects of Enalapril and Losartan in Type 1 Diabetes
5-year cumulative incidence of microalbuminuria was 6% in the placebo group; the incidence was higher with losartan (17%, P=0. |
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At the same time, each of the groups also decreased the amount spent on other medical care by $33, $46 and $30, respectively. |
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