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Education program makes doctors aware of drug costs.(Modest Improvements)
An intervention to educate physicians about the cost of drugs led to modest improvements in their awareness of the financial burden of medications on their patients, Dr. Ethan A. Halm of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and his colleagues reported.
The investigators surveyed 109 physicians at four hospitals before and after an intervention, which consisted of an interactive teaching conference and distribution of a pocket guide showing average wholesale prices (AWP) for more than 100 drugs that are commonly used in primary care practices.
After the intervention, respondents were more likely to report asking their patients about out-of-pocket drug costs (27% after vs. 22% before) and less likely to feel unaware of drug costs (72% after vs. 78% before), according to Dr. Halm.
The guide included information such as the fact that the retail price of most drugs is actually about 30% higher than the AWP, according to the investigators.
The 45-minute conference included information on insurance coverage and its impact on the costs of the drugs to patients.
These sessions also noted that Medicare does not pay for outpatient drugs.
The study authors said that it was not the goal of the educational program to ...
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