This statistic displays the distribution of adults in the United States aged 18-64 years who used select strategies to reduce prescription drug costs within the last 12 months, in 2013, by health insurance coverage status. During this year, 16.5 percent of adults who were uninsured, asked the doctor for a lower-cost medication.
Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by insurance coverage*
* In the last 12 months.
"Did not take medication as prescribed" is a composite measure that includes adults who "skipped medication doses", "took less medicine", or "delayed filling a prescription". A person may use more than one strategy to reduce prescription drug costs.
U.S. adults using strategies to lower prescription drug costs by coverage 2013
This statistic displays the distribution of adults in the United States aged 18-64 years who used select strategies to reduce prescription drug costs within the last 12 months, in 2013, by health insurance coverage status. During this year, 16.5 percent of adults who were uninsured, asked the doctor for a lower-cost medication.
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CDC. (January 1, 2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by insurance coverage* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/397728/us-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-coverage/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by insurance coverage*." Chart. January 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397728/us-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-coverage/
CDC. (2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by insurance coverage*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/397728/us-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-coverage/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Using Selected Strategies to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs in 2013, by Insurance Coverage*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397728/us-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-coverage/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults using selected strategies to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by insurance coverage* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/397728/us-adults-with-select-strategies-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs-by-coverage/ (last visited November 18, 2019)
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