Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence for Older Adults Participating in SNAP, 2013–2015

M. Srinivasan and J.A. Pooler

American Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 108, issue 2, 224-230

Abstract: Objectives. To estimate the impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation on cost-related medication nonadherence (CRN) for older adults in the United States, with a particular focus on those who are food insecure and those threatened by hunger. Methods. We used propensity score matching to create matched intervention and comparison groups of SNAP-eligible US adults aged 60 years and older with data from the 2013–2015 National Health Interview Survey. Intervention group participants were identified on the basis of self-reported SNAP participation in the past year. Results. SNAP participants were 4.8 percentage points less likely to engage in CRN than eligible nonparticipants (P

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304176

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