Majority of Americans with health insurance are on medication

July 28, 2008

Madeline Davis is like so many other Americans when it comes to her health. For years, the Williamsville resident has been taking prescription medications for myriad chronic conditions. . . . Davis is among the more than half of all insured Americans who take prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, according to a recent national study. The data showed that for the first time, 51 percent of children and adults were taking one or more prescription drugs for a chronic condition in 2007, up from 50 percent the previous four years and 47 percent in 2001.  (The Buffalo News)