By:
The Lewin Group
January
2000
Submitted to:
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation and
The National
Institute of Mental Health,
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
This report was prepared by Catherine Harrington, Razmic Gregorian, Eric Gemmen, Christina Hughes, Katharine Golden, Gail Robinson, and Leslie Scallet of The Lewin Group. This report was prepared under contract for the Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and The National Institute for Mental health, Department of Health and Human Services. The content of this report is solely the responsibility of The Lewin Group. For more information, please contact Catherine Harrington at 703-269 5730.
Chapter I. Introduction
Chapter II. Principal Findings
Chapter III. Defining Access and Utilization
Chapter IV. The Current State of Access to Newer Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Medications
Chapter V. The Current State of Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Utilization
Chapter VI. Patterns of Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Utilization in Medicaid, 1995-1998
Chapter VII. Pharmacoeconomics of Newer Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Medications
Chapter VIII. Future Directions in the Benefits Status of Psychotherapeutic Pharmaceuticals
Appendix A. Interview Protocol
Appendix B. Interview Strategy
Appendix C. Interview Respondents
CHAPTER I. | INTRODUCTION |
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Exhibit I-1. | Representative Antidepressants Marketed in the United States, 1999 |
Exhibit I-2. | Representative Antipsychotics Marketed in the United States, 1999 |
Exhibit I-3. | List of Key Informants |
CHAPTER IV. | THE CURRENT STATE OF ACCESS TO NEWER ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS |
Exhibit IV-1. | Reimbursement Mechanisms for Pharmacy Benefit under Medicaid and State Mental Health System Programs |
Exhibit IV-2. | Relative Importance of Issues Affecting Formulary Decisions |
Exhibit IV-3. | Formulary Status of Antidepressants in 41 Managed Care Plans |
Exhibit IV-4. | Formulary Status of Antipsychotics in 41 Managed Care Plans |
Exhibit IV-5. | Formulary Status of Lipid Lowering Agents (Statins) in 40 Managed Care Plans |
CHAPTER VI. | PATTERNS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC AND ANTIDEPRESSANT UTILIZATION IN MEDICAID, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-1. | Antipsychotic Categories |
Exhibit VI-2. | Market Share of Antipsychotic Classes in 45 Medicaid States, 1998. |
Exhibit VI-3. | Market Share of Antipsychotic Classes in 45 Medicaid States, 1998. |
Exhibit VI-4. | Share of Medicaid Antipsychotic Prescriptions and Expenditures by Class, 1998 |
Exhibit VI-5. | Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Medicaid, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-6. | Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Medicaid, Total Expenditures, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-7. | Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Medicaid by Class, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-8. | Antipsychotic Prescription Trends in Medicaid, Total Expenditures by Class, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-9. | Number of Antipsychotic Prescriptions and Total Amount of Medicaid Reimbursement 12 High-Volume Prescription States, 1998 |
Exhibit VI-10. | Market Share of Antipsychotics in 12 High-Volume Medicaid States as a Percent of Total Antipsychotic Prescriptions, 1998 |
Exhibit VI-11. | Uptake of Newer Antipsychotic Medications in Medicaid and Growth of Prescription Volume 1996-1998 |
Exhibit VI-12. | Antidepressant Classes |
Exhibit VI-13. | Market Share of Antidepressant Classes in 45 Medicaid States, 1998. |
Exhibit VI-14. | Market Share of Antidepressant Classes in 45 State Medicaid Programs, 1998. |
Exhibit VI-15. | Share of Medicaid Antidepressant Prescriptions and Expenditures by Class, 1998 |
Exhibit VI-16. | Antidepressant Prescription Trends in Medicaid, 1995-1998. Total Prescriptions in Thousands |
Exhibit VI-17. | Antidepressant Prescription Trends in Medicaid, 1995-1998. Expenditures in Millions |
Exhibit VI-18. | Antidepressant Class Prescription Trends in Medicaid, 1995-1998. Total Prescriptions inThousands |
Exhibit VI-19. | Antidepressant Class Prescription Trends in Medicaid, 1995-1998. Total Expenditures in Millions |
Exhibit VI-20. | Number of Antidepressant Prescriptions and Total Amount of Medicaid Reimbursement for 12 High Volume States, 1995-1998 |
Exhibit VI-21. | Market Share of Antidepressants in 12 High-Volume Medicaid States as Percent of Total Prescriptions, 1998 |
Exhibit VI-22. | Oral Antidiabetic Categories |
Exhibit VI-23. | Comparison of Increase in Prescriptions and Expenditures for 3 Pharmaceutical Classes in Medicaid, 1995-1998 |
CHAPTER VII. | PHARMACOECONOMICS OF NEWER ANTIDEPRESSANT AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS |
Exhibit VII-1. | Comparison of Pharmacoeconomic Methodologies |
Exhibit VII-2. | Studies Using Hospitalization as a Proxy for Costs in Treatment with Risperidone or Clozapine |
Exhibit VII-3. | Historical Comparison Studies with Clozapine |
Table of Contents | Chapter I |
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