Cost-Sharing Deters Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence

Since the inception of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in the 1970s, a considerable amount of attention has been directed to refining program design and delivery of exercise training interventions through rigorous investigative work.1 The initial uncertainty of sending cardiac patients to CR programs for the purpose of improving cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), cardiovascular (CV) function, quality of life, dietary, and other...