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New Report: 36% of Patients Sacrifice Medications to Afford Basic Needs
New Report: 36% of Patients Sacrifice Medications to Afford Basic Needs
The 2021 Medication Access Report emphasizes medication access barriers further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and technology that can make a difference
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic caused tens of millions of Americans to lose their jobs, health insurance and, for some, access to their medications.1 New research released today by CoverMyMeds found that 65 percent of patients were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic2 and 36 percent sacrificed their treatments or medications to pay for bills and basic needs.2 Others have done the inverse: 43 percent have had to forgo paying for essential items and bills to afford needed medications,2 while 41 percent have skipped or modified medicat
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