Patients improperly taking their medication not only results in longer cure times, repeat doctor visits and more illnesses being spread, it’s also causing the health-care system to hemorrhage money. According to The National Consumers League, non adherence costs the country more than $ 290 billion a year. “Three out of four Americans don’t take their medication as prescribed while one-third doesn’t even pick up their medication,” says Rebecca Burkholder, vice president of Health Policy at the National Consumers League. What’s more, about one-third of hospital admissions are related to not taking medication as directed, she says. Non-adherence results in long-term [...]