1. Poll: nearly 1 in 4 Americans taking prescription drugs say it’s difficult to afford their medicines, including larger shares among those with health issues, with low incomes and nearing Medicare age;Kirsinger,2019
2. Price increased faster than inflation for half of all drugs covered by Medicare in 2020;Cubanski,2022
3. Drug company-sponsored patient assistance programs: a viable safety net?;Choudhry;Health Aff (Milwood),2009
4. Health insurance coverage eight years after the ACA;Collins,2019
5. Cost-effectiveness of a medication assistance program and intensive patient education in reducing heart failure hospitalizations in rural eastern North Carolina;Mayo;Circulation.,2006