Out-patient drug policy by clinical assessment rather than financial constraints? The gate-keeping function of the out-patient druq reimbursement system in The Netherlands

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 274-277

  Pronk, Marja H ^a,b   Bonsel, Gouke J ^a  

^a Healthcare Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Efficiency; Out patient drug expenditures; Pharmaceutical Reference Prices; Reimbursement system; Therapeutic value

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; DRUG COST; DRUG SCREENING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COSTS; EFFICIENCY; GATEKEEPING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENTS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 6044234867     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-003-0223-0     Document Type: Article

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