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Emergency Department Use Across Income Groups Following an Increase in Cost-Sharing

IMPORTANCE: To encourage the appropriate utilization of emergency care, cost-sharing for emergency care was increased from HK$100 (US $12.8) to HK$180 (US $23.1) per visit in June 2017 in all public hospitals in Hong Kong. However, there are concerns that this increase could deter appropriate emerge...

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Autores principales: Wu, Yushan, Wang, Dorothy Yingxuan, Zhao, Shi, Wang, Maggie Haitian, Wong, Eliza Lai-yi, Yeoh, Eng-kiong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10436128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37589972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29577