Rx for Affordability: Helping Patients Cope with Medication Costs
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Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2005; 4 (1): 23-35
Introduction: Studies have demonstrated that co-payments on medication reduce the consumption of both Abstract non-essential and essential drugs, and that the latter can lead to worse health outcomes. Far less is known about how patients cope with the cost of medication, particularly if affordability is an issue, and how this compares across two countries with different prescription charge poli...
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