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

• Hauptverfasser: Linong Ji (Verfasst von), Arthi Chandran (Verfasst von), Timothy J. Inocencio (Verfasst von), Zilin Sun (Verfasst von), Qifu Li (Verfasst von), Guijun Qin (Verfasst von), Zheng Wei (Verfasst von), Stefan DiMario (Verfasst von), Richard H. Chapman (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...