- Diabetes patients who used a mail-order program to receive their prescriptions had an 84.8 percent adherence rate, compared with 63.4 percent for people who used a retail pharmacy.
- Monthly health care costs were $34.32 lower for diabetes patients using a mail order program.
- On average, diabetes-related medical costs were $19.14 lower for patients using a mail order program; total medical costs were $37.54 lower.
- Pharmacy costs for diabetes patients in the mail order group were $14.13 higher.
Source: Journal of Medical Economics
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