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ARTICLE | Politics & Policy

U.S. diabetes patients reducing, skipping medicines

June 29, 2017 6:32 PM UTC

Nearly one in five Americans aged 45-64 with diabetes reduced or delayed medication to save money in 2015, according to data released Thursday by the CDC. The 18.8% of diabetes patients who stretched or skipped their medication for financial reasons was nearly twice the 9.6% rate for Americans who were prescribed a medication for other conditions. ...