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Is 50 cent the price of the optimal copayment? - a qualitative study of patient opinions and attitudes in response to a 50 cent charge on prescription drugs in a publicly funded health system in Ireland

BACKGROUND: A 50 cent prescription levy was introduced in 2010 on the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme (Irish public health insurance). This study sought to examine patient attitudes and opinions surrounding the 50 cent copayment. Given the small momentary value of the prescription fee, these r...

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Autores principales: Sinnott, Sarah-Jo, Guinane, Marie, Whelton, Helen, Byrne, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23305316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-16