Impact of financial burden, resulting from prescription co-payments, on antihypertensive medication adherence in an older publically insured population

Impact of financial burden, resulting from prescription co-payments, on antihypertensive medication adherence in an older publically insured population

Abstract Introduction Medication co-payments represent a financial barrier to antihypertensive medication adherence. The introduction of co-payments for Irish publically insured patients was associated with a 5% reduction in adherence. However there is socioeconomic variability within this populatio...

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Main Authors: Paul Dillon, Susan M. Smith, Paul Gallagher, Gráinne Cousins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Antihypertensive medication
Adherence
Compliance
Co-payments
Medication cost-sharing
Health policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6209-8

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