Does Government subsidy for costs of medical and pharmaceutical services result in higher service utilization by older widowed women in Australia?

• Main Authors: Tooth Leigh R (Author), Hockey Richard (Author), Treloar Susan (Author), McClintock Christine (Author), Dobson Annette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Australia, Medicare, the national health insurance system which includes the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), provides partial coverage for most medical services and pharmaceuticals. For war...