Journal article
Support for a tax increase to provide unrestricted access to an Alzheimer's disease medication: a survey of the general public in Canada
Abstract
BackgroundPublic drug insurance plans provide limited reimbursement for Alzheimer's disease (AD) medications in many jurisdictions, including Canada and the United Kingdom. This study was conducted to assess Canadians' level of support for an increase in annual personal income taxes to fund a public program of unrestricted access to AD medications.MethodsA telephone survey was administered to a national sample of 500 adult Canadians. The survey …
Authors
Oremus M; Tarride J-E; Clayton N; Raina P
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-9-246
ISSN
1472-6963