The impact of a mandatory universal drug insurance program on health behaviors and outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4699
Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of a mandatory, universal prescription drug insurance policy on health behaviors and outcomes within a public health care system providing physician and hospital services free of charge. Using Canadian longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: health; drug insurance; mandatory universal; behaviors outcomes ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic differences in prescription drug supplemental coverage in Canada: A repeated cross-sectional study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.12.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Efforts to achieve universal healthcare coverage are fraught with challenges, not only in low- and middle-income countries but also in high-income ones. Canada, for example, is the only high-income country with universal health insurance… read more here.
Keywords: health; drug insurance; drug; coverage ... See more keywords
A systematic umbrella review of the association of prescription drug insurance and cost-sharing with drug use, health services use, and health
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07554-w
Abstract: Background Increasing spending and use of prescription drugs pose an important challenge to governments that seek to expand health insurance coverage to improve population health while controlling public expenditures. Patient cost-sharing such as deductibles and… read more here.
Keywords: health; cost sharing; drug insurance; drug ... See more keywords