Journal article
Adverse Events Associated With Prescription Drug Cost-Sharing Among Poor and Elderly Persons
Abstract
CONTEXT: Rising costs of medications and inequities in access have sparked calls for drug policy reform in the United States and Canada. Control of drug expenditures by prescription cost-sharing for elderly persons and poor persons is a contentious issue because little is known about the health impact in these subgroups.
OBJECTIVES: To determine (1) the impact of introducing prescription drug cost-sharing on use of essential and less essential …
Authors
Tamblyn R; Laprise R; Hanley JA; Abrahamowicz M; Scott S; Mayo N; Hurley J; Grad R; Latimer E; Perreault R
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 285, No. 4, pp. 421–429
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
January 24, 2001
DOI
10.1001/jama.285.4.421
ISSN
0098-7484
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedCost SharingDrug PrescriptionsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePoisson DistributionPovertyProportional Hazards ModelsQuebecSelf AdministrationSocial WelfareSocioeconomic Factors