Transcript SPAP Chartbook Updated - The Commonwealth Fund

Rizzo, Fox, Trail, and Crystal, State Pharmacy Assistance Programs: A Chartbook—Updated and Revised, January 2007
Number of Claims per User, 2003
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In the 11 states for which claims and user data were available, the average number of claims per person filling a
prescription was 33.9 in 2003, ranging from 13.3 in South Carolina (although this is based on six months of data)
to 44.3 in Pennsylvania.
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In addition to utilization by enrollees, the number of claims per user can be influenced by the number of days’ supply
per claim allowed by a program, the presence of deductibles, the number and type of drugs covered, and regional
variations in prescription drug utilization.
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