NBC News (5/18, Lovelace) reported, “A growing number of older adults say they can’t afford their prescription medications, a study…found.” Investigators found that approximately “1 in 5 adults ages 65 and up either skipped, delayed, took less medication than was prescribed, or took someone else’s medication last year because of concerns about cost.” These “findings were based on a national survey taken by more than 2,000 older adults from June 2022 through September 2022.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.
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— “1 in 5 older adults skipped or delayed medications last year because of cost ” Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, May 18, 2023