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- Title
When patients have to pay a share of drug costs: effects on frequency of physician visits, hospital admissions and filling of prescriptions.
- Authors
Anis, Aslam H; Guh, Daphne P; Lacaille, Diane; Marra, Carlo A; Rashidi, Amir A; Li, Xin; Esdaile, John M
- Abstract
Previous research has shown that patient cost-sharing leads to a reduction in overall health resource utilization. However, in Canada, where health care is provided free of charge except for prescription drugs, the converse may be true. We investigated the effect of prescription drug cost-sharing on overall health care utilization among elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Publication
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2005, Vol 173, Issue 11, p1335
- ISSN
1488-2329
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.045146