Effects of a price cut reform on the cost and utilization of antidiabetic drugs in Korea: a national health insurance database study

Abstract Background Despite the potential widespread application and a significant need, the policy effectiveness of prescribed medications price controls has not been studied extensively. We aimed to explore the effects of a price cut introduced in April 1st of 2012 on the cost and utilization of a...

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Published in:	BMC Health Services Research
Main Authors:	Hae Sun Suh, Jee-Ae Kim, Iyn-Hyang Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Direct price control Price cut Pharmaceutical costs Pharmaceutical utilization Antidiabetics
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3255-y