Briefs and Policy Papers
New Research on Statins for Patients at Low Cardiovascular Risk
Statins already represent a significant investment for drug formularies; recent changes in prescription patterns demonstrate considerable potential for increased use among people with low cardiovascular risk. Further increases in statin use will put further pressure on public and private insurance plans as well as out-of-pocket payers.
How Effective are Alberta Primary Care Networks?
This brief summarizes an evaluation of Alberta Primary Care Networks (PCNs), which was published on December 5th, 2011 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, a high-impact biomedical journal circulated to over 70,000 physicians twice monthly.
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