Nationwide Coverage and Cost-Sharing for PCSK9 Inhibitors Among Medicare Part D Plans

JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Oct 1;2(10):1164-1166. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.3051.

Abstract

This study examines PCSK9i cost-sharing requirements for Medicare Part D plans nationwide, which insure 41 million beneficiaries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / economics*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / economics*
  • Atherosclerosis / drug therapy
  • Atherosclerosis / economics
  • Cost Sharing
  • Health Expenditures
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
  • Hypercholesterolemia / economics
  • Medicare / economics
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors*
  • Proprotein Convertase 9 / economics
  • United States
  • Universal Health Insurance

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • PCSK9 Inhibitors
  • PCSK9 protein, human
  • Proprotein Convertase 9
  • evolocumab
  • alirocumab