Stitching the gaps in the Canadian public drug coverage patchwork? A review of provincial pharmacare policy changes from 2000 to 2010

Health Policy

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  Daw, Jamie R ^a   Morgan, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care financing; Pharmaceuticals; Policy development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER; POPULATION;

CANADA; COST SHARING; DRUG COSTS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 83555172600     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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