The rural tax: comprehensive out-of-pocket costs associated with patient travel in British Columbia

• Main Authors: Jude Kornelsen (Author), Asif Raza Khowaja (Author), Gal Av-Gay (Author), Eva Sullivan (Author), Anshu Parajulee (Author), Marjorie Dunnebacke (Author), Dorothy Egan (Author), Mickey Balas (Author), Peggy Williamson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A significant concern for rural patients is the cost of travel outside of their community for specialist and diagnostic care. Often, these costs are transferred to patients and their families, who also experience stress associated with traveling for care. We sought to examine the...