No surprise on this article, some take offense and say physicians are not spending enough time to educate patients...well with an HMO physician, that might be challenging with the number of patients seen in order to have enough revenue to keep the doors open...BD
TRENTON, N.J. - For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows. The most widely used drugs are those to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol — problems often linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
The numbers were gathered last year by Medco Health Solutions Inc., which manages prescription benefits for about one in five Americans.“Unless we do things to change the way we’re managing health in this country ... things will get worse instead of getting better,” predicted Jones, a heart specialist and dean of the University of Mississippi’s medical school.
More than half of Americans on chronic meds - Health care- msnbc.com
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