Effects of the increase in co-payments from 20 to 30 percent on the compliance rate of patients with hypertension or diabetes mellitus in the Employed Health Insurance System

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 228-233

  Babazono, Akira ^a   Miyazaki, Motonobu ^b   Imatoh, Takuya ^b   Une, Hiroshi ^b   Yamamoto, Eiji ^c   Tsuda, Toshihide ^d   Tanaka, Kiyoshi ^e   Tanihara, Shinichi ^f  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Japan Health Food and Nutrition Food Association   (Japan)

^f SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co payments; Compliance; Diabetes mellitus; Health policy; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FEES AND CHARGES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CO-PAYMENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EXPENDITURES;

HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

EID: 18544367187     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462305050300     Document Type: Article

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