Millions Of Americans Skip Heart Medicine Because It Is Too Expensive Study Shows
The study, published Monday in the association’s journal, Circulation, was based on survey responses taken between 2013 and 2017 from adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey and who had been diagnosed with heart-related chest pain, stroke or coronary heart disease. The survey found that one in eight adults are not taking their medication as it was prescribed by their doctor—whether skipping doses or delaying filling prescriptions—because they were worried about out-of-pocket costs....