Equity in the use and financing of medicines in British Columbia before and after the move to income-based pharmacare

Background: In May 2003, the B.C. government introduced an income-based pharmacare program, in which subsidy and private payments for prescription drugs are determined according to household income. Given the limited understanding of the equity implications of this policy, the objectives of my thesi...

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Main Author: Hanley, Gillian Elizabeth
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36953