SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT 1. SAS Code to Calculate the Proportion of Days Covered Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Using Data Within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse.

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SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT 1. SAS Code to Calculate the Proportion of Days Covered Among Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Using Data Within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse.

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September 16, 2016
By National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention.
Series: Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention.
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Version: 1.0

Developed by: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), CDC

Date: August 2016

Description: This code was developed by DHDSP analysts using SAS Version 9.3 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina) to describe nonadherence to antihypertensive medication among Medicare Part D beneficiaries in 2014 using the proportion of days covered (PDC) methodology.* The methods used and findings were reported in 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). The analysts applied this code within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Virtual Research Data Center (VRDC) on data elements in the CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW).

VS - Sept 2016 - AHM nonadherance - Supplemental Document.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)
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Pamphlet (or booklet)
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10 pdf pages
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65
Issue:

35
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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