It appears that taking your medicine is actually good for you – and probably good for overall health care costs as well. The Congressional Budget Office will now score savings from so-called medication adherence programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has incorporated medication adherence as a quality metric in the Medicare Advantage star rating program. And the pharmaceutical industry believes in the power of medication adherence programs, with a recent report showing that companies are spending more money in this area.
For an industry searching for positive stories to tell – especially in terms of the role it is playing in...
