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)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedCost SharingDrug PrescriptionsEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth PolicyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePoisson DistributionPovertyProportional Hazards ModelsQuebecSelf AdministrationSocial WelfareSocioeconomic Factors