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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Mar-Apr;22(2):187–195. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080059

Figure 3. Prescription spending and projected spending if use of brand-name drugs would change, in each of 4 drug groups among diabetes patients aged 65 years or older in Medicare Part D and the VA in 2008.

Figure 3

“Medicare” refers to patients enrolled in fee-for-service Parts A and B and stand-alone Part D. “Statins” refers to 3-hydroxy-3-methyl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors. ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin-receptor blocker; VA = Veterans Affairs.