Receipt of Medications for Chronic Disease During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Enrollees in Fee-for-Service Medicare

The Covid-19 pandemic and its resultant health care disruption was associated with a substantial decline in the use of ambulatory and inpatient care, but what is less well known is whether it also resulted in a decrease in prescription drug receipt among chronically ill patients, particularly in populations who may lack adequate access to primary care. This study used Medicare claims data to test that hypothesis

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