A three-tier pharmacy benefit can reduce prescription drug spending without increasing other medical resource use or fueling medication discontinuation rates. So concludes the fully published report of an analysis whose preliminary results were presented last year and reported by Formulary (2001;36:522). It is the first well-designed, controlled study to explore such consequences of three-tier benefits.

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Three-tier benefit cuts Rx costs without unintended consequences

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