Cohen Robin A, Kirzinger Whitney K, Gindi Renee M
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
NCHS Data Brief. 2013 Apr(119):1-8.
In 2011, Americans spent $45 billion out-of-pocket on retail prescription drugs (1). Some adults reduce prescription drug costs by skipping doses and delaying filling prescriptions (2). Some cost-reduction strategies used by adults have been associated with negative health outcomes. For example, adults who do not take prescription medication as prescribed have been shown to have poorer health status and increased emergency room use, hospitalizations, and cardiovascular events (3,4). This report analyzes different strategies used by U.S. adults to reduce their prescription drug costs, by age, health insurance status, and poverty status, using data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
2011年，美国人自掏腰包花费450亿美元用于购买零售处方药（1）。一些成年人通过少服药和延迟配药来降低处方药费用（2）。成年人采用的一些成本削减策略与负面健康结果相关。例如，未按医嘱服用处方药的成年人已被证明健康状况较差，急诊室就诊、住院和心血管事件增加（3,4）。本报告利用2011年全国健康访谈调查（NHIS）的数据，按年龄、健康保险状况和贫困状况分析了美国成年人用于降低处方药费用的不同策略。
