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Table 2 Medicaid prescription cap policies 2001 & 2010a

From: Medicaid prescription limits: policy trends and comparative impact on utilization

 

2001

2010

 

States

Average Cap Level (range)

States

Average Cap Level (range)

Cap

12

 

20

 

  Overall onlyb

11

5.6 (3–10)

12

6.2 (3–15)

  Brand only

1

4 (−)

4

3.25 (2–5)

  Both

0

 

4c

 

No cap

36

 

30

 
  1. a Cap policies for three states in 2001 and one state in 2010 were not identified (see Table 2, Additional file 1 Digital Content 2)
  2. b One state in 2001 and three in 2010 had overall caps affecting limited groups of Medicaid recipients (see Text, Additional file 1 Content 1, results)
  3. c States with both cap types separately included in overall and brand average calculations