Co-payments in the NHS: An analysis of the normative arguments

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-246

  Weale, Albert ^a   Clark, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO PAYMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MEDICAL FEE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77955918131     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109990211     Document Type: Review

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