Sentence examples for preferred tier from inspiring English sources

This may have been due to greater differences (perceived or real) among ARB versus IS medications, or it could also have stemmed from the proportion of preferred tier medications available (two preferred tier ARB out of seven total ARB, versus two preferred IS out of only five total IS).

When we constructed two separate figures for ARB and IS claims, the patterns over time were similar, but IS claims were more likely to be preferred tier.

We did find that high usage of e-prescribing with interruptive and non-interruptive FDS was associated with nearly 2-fold increased odds for prescribing preferred tier medications.

In the studied population, interruptive FDS shifted prescribing toward preferred tier medications, but these medications were only minimally less expensive for patients.

This represents a significant increase from the prior 61% preferred tier prescribing among these PCPs when using non-interruptive FDS only.

The multiple regression results in Table  3 demonstrate that patients whose PCPs were high users in a time period with both types of FDS were more likely to have preferred tier claims, and this association persisted even after adjusting for medication class (OR 1.9, p = 0.04).

Co-payments are also rising, and several carriers have rearranged their pricing structure by reclassifying various drugs from preferred tiers with lower co-payments to lower tiers with higher co-pays.

Interruptive formulary decision support shifted prescribing toward preferred tiers, but these medications were only minimally less expensive in the studied patient population.

In total, these results are similar to findings from our study and indicate that while the majority of participants are comfortable with a one-time consent, many prefer tiered consent or re-consent approaches indicating a desire for control.

If a carrier reclassifies a customer from a super-preferred tier to a preferred or a standard tier -- classifications established by the insurance companies that are based on the age and condition of the building -- a higher rate can be charged, Mr. Mackoul said.

Preferred-tier claims had only slightly lower mean monthly copayments than non-preferred tier claims (angiotensin receptor blocker: $10.60 versus $11.81, inhaled steroid: $14.86 versus $16.42, p < 0.0001).