Cost-Sharing Rates Increase During Deep Recession: Preliminary Data From Greece

Background Measures taken over the past four years in Greece to reduce pharmaceutical expenditure have led to significant price reductions for medicines, but have also changed patient cost-sharing rates for prescription drugs. This study attempts to capture the resulting increase in patients’ out-...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Gouvalas, Michael Igoumenidis, Mamas Theodorou, Kostas Athanasakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3209_638f107287eca045869d93508f2a0204.pdf