Copay assistance for expensive drugs: A helping hand that raises costs

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 878-879

  Ubel, Peter A ^a   Bach, Peter B ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

DRUG COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007239973     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M16-1334     Document Type: Note

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