State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning
Ross JS, Jackevicius C, Krumholz HM, Ridgeway J, Montori VM, Alexander GC, Zerzan J, Fan J, Shah ND. State Medicaid Programs Did Not Make Use Of Prior Authorization To Promote Safer Prescribing After Rosiglitazone Warning. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 188-198. PMID: 22232110, PMCID: PMC3319744, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState Medicaid programsPreferred drugDrug listPrior authorizationMedicaid programSafety warningsPrior authorization programHigh-cost drugsDiabetes medicationsPrescribing ratesEffective prescribingSafe prescribingMedicaid beneficiariesDiabetes drugsPrescribingState MedicaidHeart attackRosiglitazoneDrug availabilityDrugsAuthorization programPrescriptionMinimal changesMedicationsProviders