Copayments and the demand for prescription drugs /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Domenico Esposito.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 141 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge international studies in health economics
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 126-139) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Previous literature on prescription drug demand -- Coronary heart disease and the statins -- Economic differentiation among statins -- The structure of demand for prescription drugs -- The economics of prescription drug demand -- Econometric specification of prescription drug choice -- Data -- Descriptive statistics -- Multivariate regression results -- Multivariate sensitivity analyses -- Extensions -- Discussion of policy implications and conclusion.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The increasing proliferation of copayments is one of the most striking developments in the health sector of the past few years. As debate over their exact nature and implementation continues to rage, this detailed volume examines the influence of copayments on the choice of drugs"--Provided by publisher.
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Title
Copayments and the demand for prescription drugs.
International Standard Book Number
0203799372
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Consumer behavior-- United States.
Copayments (Insurance)-- United States.
Drug utilization-- Economic aspects-- United States.