A Copayment Increase for Prescription Drugs: The Long-Term and Short-Term Effects on Use and Expenditures

• Main Authors: Teresa B. Gibson (Author), Catherine G. McLaughlin (Author), Dean G. Smith (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: SAGE Publishing, 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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This study estimates the effects of an increase in an outpatient prescription drug copayment using a natural experiment based upon a large firm that implemented such an increase. The findings suggest that the primary effect of a copayment increase is attenuation of the trend in prescription drug uti...