The impact of eliminating out-of-pocket payments for medicines on low-income households: a controlled interrupted time series analysis using linked administrative data from British Columbia

Kartik Sharma, Lucy Cheng, Colin R. Dormuth, Kimberlyn M. McGrail, Mary A. De Vera, Fiona Clement, Rita K. McCracken, Muhammed Mamdani and Michael R. Law

Health Policy, 2025, vol. 155, issue C

Abstract: There is interest in reducing out-of-pocket payments for prescription medicines, but the effects of such interventions remain unclear.

Keywords: Prescription drug insurance; Access to medicines; Insurance; Quantitative; Canada; Pharmaceuticals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105270

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