The impact of direct and extra billing for medical services: Evidence from a natural experiment in British Columbia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 691-702

  Epp, Michael J ^a   Vining, Aidan R ^b   Collins Dodd, Colleen ^b   Love, Ernie ^b  

^a British Columbia Medical Association   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost sharing; Health financing; Health services; Price elasticity; User fees; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST CONTROL; FEE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COST SHARING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034286971     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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