The Arizona Journal of Pharmacy’s Winter 2014 issue notes that across the U.S., “poor medication adherence leads to poorer health, more frequent hospitalizations, higher risk of death and costs our medical system as much as $290 billion each year.” Here in Oregon, providers, pharmacists, and patient groups are addressing this growing issue by bringing forth legislation to help all Oregon patients better manage their medications. Medicare Part D plans starting doing this in January.
Mar 4, 2014
