Impact of the change of copay policy in Medicare Part D on zoster vaccine uptake among Medicare beneficiaries in a managed care organization

Impact of the change of copay policy in Medicare Part D on zoster vaccine uptake among Medicare beneficiaries in a managed care organization

Abstract Background Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) adopted the Medicare Part D Tier-6 with zero patient copay for zoster vaccination in 2012. We assessed the impact of the implementation on zoster vaccination rate (GSK study identifier: HO-13-14,182). Methods Zoster vaccination rate wa...

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Main Authors: Rulin C. Hechter, Lei Qian, Songkai Yan, Yi Luo, Girishanthy Krishnarajah, Hung-Fu Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Zoster
Vaccination
Medicare
Part D
Copay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2441-7

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