Distributional consequences of the transition from age-based to income-based prescription drug coverage in British Columbia, Canada

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1379-1392

  Hanley, Gillian E ^a   Morgan, Steve ^a   Hurley, Jeremiah ^b,c   Van Doorslaer, Eddy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health care financing; Pharmaceuticals; Progressivity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PROGRAM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 60349119525     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1337     Document Type: Article

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