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June 2019
Two Medicare star measures support statin therapy for patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes
To underscore the importance of statin therapy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services includes two Medicare star measures aimed at its use for patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that adults with diabetes are 1.7 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than adults without it. Additionally, nearly two out of five people with diabetes who could benefit from statin therapy to lower their risk of heart attack, stroke and related deaths weren’t prescribed it, according to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
We encourage you to consider prescribing statins for your patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
To learn more about the use of statin therapy, view these tip sheets:
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