Impact of a Uniform Formulary on Military Health System Prescribers: Baseline Survey Results: CONCLUSIONS

The Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Congress have identified Military Health System pharmacy benefit as an area for reform. To this end, the DoD is required to establish a single uniform formulary (UF) of covered drugs. The legislation also requires two surveys of prescribers-a baseline survey...

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Published in:Policy File 2003
Main Authors: Tanielian, Terri, Harris, Katherine, Suarez, Ana, Labor, Renee, Bradley, Melissa, Atkinson, Sidney, Glassman, Peter
Format: Report
Language:English
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Drugs
Health care policy
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Summary:The Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Congress have identified Military Health System pharmacy benefit as an area for reform. To this end, the DoD is required to establish a single uniform formulary (UF) of covered drugs. The legislation also requires two surveys of prescribers-a baseline survey prior to UF implementation and a post-implementation survey. In the baseline survey, most direct-care prescribers reported a high degree familiarity with formularies and perceived formulary management as contributing toward quality of care, whereas most purchased-care prescribers reported less familiarity with formulary lists and did not believe that formulary management contributes to quality of care.