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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2010 Jul;29(7):1383–1390. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0424

Exhibit 7.

Effect of three state policies on generic substitution rates*

Parameter Estimate Standard Error 95% Confidence Limits Pr > |Z|
Intercept 1.0888 0.0933 0.9059 1.2718 <.0001
Mandatory Substitution 0.1187 0.1222 −0.1207 0.3582 0.3311
Patient Consent Required −0.2478 0.0974 −0.4387 −0.0569 0.0109**
Prior Authorization Required −0.0406 0.0852 −0.2075 0.1263 0.6335

Source: Our analysis of aggregate Medicaid prescription medication use data

*

Multivariable linear regression using generalized estimating equations to control for clustering at the state level

A time variable was included in the model but not shown

**

p < 0.05