Minority patients are more likely go without needed prescription drugs due to cost concerns, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Based on 2009-2011 data from 18-64 year olds in the National Health Interview Survey, 10.1% of white adults, 13.2% of Hispanic adults, and 14.7% of black adults said that they had not filled a prescription in the past 12 months because they couldn’t afford i
t, the CDC reported (MMWR 2012;61:773).