SUPPLEMENTAL FIGURE 1. Antihypertensive Medication (AHM) Nonadherence Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Aged ≥65 Years, by State and Territory — United States, 2014

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention.
• Description:
  Supplemental figure for: CDC’s September 2016 Vital Signs MMWR report (Ritchey M, et al. Disparities in antihypertensive medication nonadherence among Medicare Part D beneficiaries. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:35).
  
  * Nonadherence is defined as patients not following their health care professional’s instructions concerning taking their prescribed medication. Using the proportion of days covered methodology, beneficiaries were considered nonadherent if they had access to AHM for <80% of the days from the date of their first AHM fill through the end of 2014 or until their death in 2014.
  
  Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse
  
  VS - Sept 2016 - AHM nonadherance - Supplemental Figure.docx
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Antihypertensive Agents Health Status Disparities Hypertension/drug Therapy Insurance Benefits Medicare Part D Medication Adherence Medication Therapy Management Prescription Drugs
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 65(35):1–10.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Map
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  35
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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