Impact of workplace health services on adherence to chronic medications.

Objective: To test the association between integrated workplace health and pharmacy care and medication adherence.

Study Design: Adherence rates for commonly used chronic disease medications were compared in a retrospective, non-case-controlled study of 4476 workplace-treated patients versus 13,134 community-treated patients.

Methods: Pharmacy claims data were used to compute the medication possession ratio for patients who received care in different settings for 20 therapeutic classes.

Native Americans: traditional healing.

There are an estimated 4.1 million people who are classified as American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races. This racial group composes 1.