Introduction: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for preventable, communicable infections, such as hepatitis B. Preventive care, B vaccination, is often delivered through primary care providers (PCPs). However, PWID may not have access to PCPs and, therefore, receive preventive other sites. We aimed characterize PCP and use among in Maine.

BACKGROUND Little is known about the effect of different forms of patient cost-sharing on the utilization of clinical preventive services or if the effect varies by type of health plan. OBJECTIVES To assess empirically the relationships between the utilization of recommended preventive services and different forms of patient cost-sharing and how the effect is mediated by type of preventive se...