37,38 Therefore, we extracted the French agency’s rating of absolute therapeutic benefit (Actual Medical Benefit [Service Médical Rendu or SMR]), which is used to determine national formulary coverage and reimbursement rates in France.39 Drugs are assigned 1 of 4 SMR ratings: insufficient, low...
Fourth, we were unable to account for formulary differences, which may have contributed to some disparities. Fifth, data on diabetes duration, disease control and visits to specialists such as cardiologists, endocrinologists and nephrologists were not available. Finally, the study period ended in ...