This is not the first time this issue has been in the news in the last couple of years, but the dollars, or lack of dollars perhaps bring this to light once more, and once more it all comes back to money.
There are some interesting efforts going on to try and combat the problem, such as Aetna paying folks on a pilot program to 
take their medications. I don't know how something like this would work though if it were wide spread though, as soon as John finds out that Jerry gets paid for taking his medications, well John would want the opportunity too, the American way. Curious, does Pharma think this is a good idea? Just some rambling thoughts.
"1-in-10 chance of winning $10 every day they take their medication and a 1-in-100 chance of winning $100. Each day a text message will tell a subject whether he or she has won the lottery, or, if the dose wasn't taken, whether he or she would have won."
Employees are paying higher costs for both insurance and medications. If you want to know what the retailers offer on generics for the $4.00 and other discounts, there are a few links on this page to help out. If the money is not there, how do you encourage folks to take care of their health and take prescribed medications? Catch 22? BD
Of course, skipping pills for risk factors like blood pressure and cholesterol can increase the chances of really bad things like strokes and heart attacks. Rein said Walgreen pharmacists try to persuade patients to take their pills by asking them whether they want to be alive to see their children grow up. Pretty bleak.
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/09/05/walgreen-ceo-bad-economy-hurts-prescriptions/
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