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Medicaid-Insured Older Adults on SNAP May Have Stronger Medication Adherence

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For older adults with hypertension, medication adherence is critical to decreasing hospitalization, poor health outcomes, and healthcare costs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the largest food and nutrition assistance program in the United States—could protect against medication non-adherence. This brief summarizes the findings from a recent study, which linked Missouri Medicaid administrative claims data to SNAP data from 2006 to 2014. The findings suggest that longer and consistent receipt of SNAP benefits was associated with higher levels of antihypertensive medication adherence among Medicaid-insured individuals aged 60 years and older.

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  • Colleen Heflin & Chinedum O. Ojinnaka & Irma A. Arteaga & Leslie Hodges & Gabriella Alphonso, 2023. "Medicaid-Insured Older Adults on SNAP May Have Stronger Medication Adherence," Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs 60, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.
    • Handle: RePEc:max:cprpbr:60
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    SNAP; Older Adults; Medication Adherence;
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