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Charging for health care: Evidence on the utilisation of NHS prescribed drugs

Abstract

The effects of regular and frequent increases in charges for health care on patient utilisation are analysed using monthly data on National Health Service (NHS) prescribed drugs in England for the period 1979-1985. Using a partial adjustment model a utilisation equation of prescribed drugs is estimated for the adult non-elderly population that is subject to the NHS prescription charge. The maximum likelihood estimates of the coefficients of the …

Authors

Ryan M; Birch S

Journal

Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 681–687

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1991

DOI

10.1016/0277-9536(91)90022-5

ISSN

0277-9536