# Pharmacoequity in Anticoagulation Among Medicare Patients With Venous Thromboembolism

## TL;DR

The study examines how race and ethnicity affect whether Medicare patients with blood clots receive recommended anticoagulant treatments.

## Contribution

The study provides new evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in anticoagulant prescribing among Medicare patients with venous thromboembolism.

## Key findings

- Race and ethnicity are associated with the likelihood of receiving guideline-recommended direct oral anticoagulants.
- Disparities persist even after adjusting for clinical and socioeconomic factors.

## Abstract

This cohort study investigates the association of race and ethnicity with initiation of guideline-recommended direct oral anticoagulants in Medicare beneficiaries with venous thromboembolism.