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Results of Leveraging Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs to Expand Access to High Cost Medications in a Student-Run Free Clinic.

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العنوان: Results of Leveraging Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs to Expand Access to High Cost Medications in a Student-Run Free Clinic.
المؤلفون: Lee JJ; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. juliejiyunlee@gmail.com., Sack DE; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA., Kam S; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA., Reed SC; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA., Carew B; Department of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA., Lloyd C; Department of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA., Weaver EO; Department of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA., Miller RF; Department of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
المصدر: Journal of community health [J Community Health] 2023 Dec; Vol. 48 (6), pp. 919-925. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 07.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 7600747 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3610 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00945145 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Community Health Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: Amsterdam : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Human Sciences Press.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Student Run Clinic* , Prescription Drugs*, Humans ; United States ; Ambulatory Care Facilities ; Drug Costs ; Medically Uninsured ; Cost Savings
مستخلص: High costs make many medications inaccessible to patients in the United States. Uninsured and underinsured patients are disproportionately affected. Pharmaceutical companies offer patient assistance programs (PAPs) to lower the cost-sharing burden of expensive prescription medications for uninsured patients. PAPs are used by various clinics, particularly oncology clinics and those caring for underserved communities, to expand patients' access to medications. Prior studies describing the implementation of PAPs in student-run free clinics have demonstrated cost-savings during the first few years of using PAPs. However, there is a lack of data regarding the efficacy and cost savings of longitudinal use of PAPs across several years. This study describes the growth of PAP use at a student-run free clinic in Nashville, Tennessee over ten years, demonstrating that PAPs can be used reliably and sustainably to expand patients' access to expensive medications. From 2012 to 2021, we increased the number of medications available through PAPs from 8 to 59 and the number of patient enrollments from 20 to 232. In 2021, our PAP enrollments demonstrated potential cost savings of over $1.2 million. Strategies, limitations, and future directions of PAP use are also discussed, highlighting that PAPs can be a powerful tool for free clinics in serving underserved communities.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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معلومات مُعتمدة: F30 MH123219 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS; T32 GM007347 United States GM NIGMS NIH HHS
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Community Outreach; Medication Assistance; Student-Run Free Clinic; Underserved communities; Uninsured patients
المشرفين على المادة: 0 (Prescription Drugs)
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230607 Date Completed: 20231023 Latest Revision: 20231202
رمز التحديث: 20231215
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01240-6
PMID: 37284916
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:1573-3610
DOI:10.1007/s10900-023-01240-6