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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Linong Ji, Arthi Chandran, Timothy J. Inocencio, Zilin Sun, Qifu Li, Guijun Qin, Zheng Wei, Stefan DiMario, Richard H. Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Insulin
Costs
Lipohypertrophy
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3095-9

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