Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Colleen Heflin
Author-Homepage: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/center-for-policy-research
Author-Workplace-Name: Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244
Author-Workplace-Homepage: https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/center-for-policy-research

Author-Name: Chinedum O. Ojinnaka
Author-Workplace-Name: Arizona State University


Author-Name: Irma A. Arteaga
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Missouri-Columbia


Author-Name: Leslie Hodges

Author-Name: Gabriella Alphonso
Author-Workplace-Name: Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Title: Medicaid-Insured Older Adults on SNAP May Have Stronger Medication Adherence

Abstract: For older adults with hypertension, medication adherence is critical to decreasing hospitalization, poor health outcomes, and healthcare costs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the largest food and nutrition assistance program in the United States—could protect against medication non-adherence. This brief summarizes the findings from a recent study, which linked Missouri Medicaid administrative claims data to SNAP data from 2006 to 2014. The findings suggest that longer and consistent receipt of SNAP benefits was associated with higher levels of antihypertensive medication adherence among Medicaid-insured individuals aged 60 years and older.


Keywords: SNAP, Older Adults, Medication Adherence

Length: 4 pages

Creation-Date: 2023-04
Number: 2
File-URL: https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/470/
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 724KB
Handle: RePEc:max:cprpbr:2