The association between insurance coverage for insulin pen needles and healthcare resource utilization among insulin-dependent patients with diabetes in China

• Main Authors: Linong Ji (Author), Arthi Chandran (Author), Timothy J. Inocencio (Author), Zilin Sun (Author), Qifu Li (Author), Guijun Qin (Author), Zheng Wei (Author), Stefan DiMario (Author), Richard H. Chapman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pen needles are an important component of insulin delivery among patients with diabetes, but are not universally covered in China. We compared clinical and economic characteristics of insulin-dependent patients in China who have some level of pen needle (PN) reimbursement to thos...