Catherine wrote:
By Steve Miller, MD, Chief Medical Officer, and Bob Nease, Ph.D, Chief Scientist of Express Scripts, Inc.
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Finally, identifying the most appropriate channel for delivery of the drug to the patient (mail order, for example) can save $6 billion a year.
Not exactly unbiased. Very hard to tell how much opinion and how much fact.Catherine wrote:
… Adhering to the prescribed drug therapy (thereby avoiding the medical expenses associated with non-adherence) can save $106 billion a year. …
The best argument here isn’t financial. Avoiding the suffering seems a much better and direct incentive. Who enjoys being sick?