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. 2011 Dec 1;1(4):001.04.a05. doi: 10.5600/MMRR.001.04.A05

Exhibit 3. Number of Part D Recipients 1 for Select Cardiovascular Agents 2 by Therapeutic Class, 2007 for Enrollees Age 65 and Over.

THERAPEUTIC CLASS

Antianginals Antihyper-tensives Antiar-rhythmics Antihyper-lipidemics Beta Blockers Calcium Blockers Cardiotonics Diuretics

Total Recipients 1,268,164 7,455,381 294,615 7,016,225 5,138,644 3,370,392 685,728 4,930,387
Characteristic
Region
 Midwest 22.2 21.1 23.4 21.2 22.7 20.9 22.1 22.8
 Northeast 18.4 18.1 14.1 19.2 20.0 19.3 18.0 17.7
 South 37.6 36.6 39.1 35.5 34.4 36.4 37.1 35.9
 West 20.1 22.6 22.6 22.8 21.9 22.0 21.3 22.5
 Other 1.7 1.5 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0
Gender
 Female 56.9 61.2 52.5 61.1 62.4 67.8 59.6 68.5
 Male 43.1 38.8 47.5 38.9 37.6 32.2 40.4 31.5
Age Group
 65-74 39.1 47.8 38.7 51.4 44.6 42.2 31.1 42.8
 75-84 40.7 38.8 44.7 38.5 40.3 40.9 43.8 39.9
 85+ 20.2 13.5 16.7 10.2 15.0 16.9 25.1 17.2
Racial/Ethnic Origin
 Black 8.6 9.9 5.0 7.8 8.3 13.1 6.1 11.0
 Hispanic 3.4 3.4 1.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.5 2.6
 Other 4.8 5.0 3.1 5.1 4.5 5.9 3.0 3.6
 White 83.2 81.7 90.0 84.0 84.4 77.8 88.4 82.7
Dual Status
 Dual3 28.9 21.9 17.6 20.6 20.9 24.6 21.5 22.4
 Non Dual4 71.1 78.1 82.4 79.4 79.1 75.4 78.5 77.6
PDP Status
 MAPD5 27.4 31.2 25.5 31.7 30.8 30.2 27.0 30.4
 PDP6 72.6 68.8 74.5 68.3 69.2 69.8 73.0 69.6
1

A Part D recipient is a Medicare beneficiary enrolled for the entire 12 months in a Medicare Part D program and received at least one medication in 2007. Non-compliance based on within-class percentage (e.g., percentage of non-compliant female recipients to all female recipients).

2

Medications identified using the Medi-Span database. Medi-Span is a product of Wolters Kluwer Health. See http://www.wkhealth.com for details.

3

Beneficiaries enrolled for the entire twelve months as dual enrollees for calendar year 2007.

4

Beneficiaries enrolled for the entire twelve months as non dual enrollees for calendar year 2007.

5

Beneficiaries enrolled for the entire twelve months in a MAPD plan for calendar year 2007.

6

Beneficiaries enrolled for the entire twelve months in a PDP for calendar year 2007.