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U.S. patients that were prescribed select treatments as of 2017, by generation

Percentage of U.S. patients that have been prescribed select treatments within the past 12 months as of 2017, by generation

The data displays the percentage of U.S. insured patients with a primary care physician that were prescribed select therapies within the past 12 months as of 2017, by generation. Among all generations, 13% of respondents were prescribed physical therapy within the past 12 months at the time of the survey.

Prescription medication	73	66	65	84
Physical therapy	13	13	13	13
Medical device (e.g. pacemaker, insulin pump, aircast, electrotherapy units)	7	11	5	7
Occupational therapy	4	10	3	1
None of these	23	26	32	16

U.S. patients that were prescribed select treatments as of 2017, by generation

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