The AP
(1/4, Johnson) reports, "Patients not taking medicine as prescribed
cost the US healthcare system roughly $290 billion a year in extra
treatment and related costs, research shows. One study estimated those
patients pay about $2,000 a year in extra out-of-pocket medical costs."
Notably, "nearly three in four Americans don't take their prescription
medicine as directed. Even among those with serious chronic health
conditions such as diabetes, about one in three don't." Unfortunately,
"for patients with chronic health conditions --
nearly half the US population -- not taking medications as prescribed
can bring serious consequences," even premature death.
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