Copayments and the Demand for Prescription Drugs

Informationen zum Autor Domenico Esposito Klappentext The increasing proliferation of copayments is one of the most striking recent developments in the health sector. As debate over their nature and implementation rages on, this volume examines the influence of copayments on the choice of drugs. Zusammenfassung The increasing proliferation of copayments is one of the most striking recent developments in the health sector. As debate over their nature and implementation rages on, this volume examines the influence of copayments on the choice of drugs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Literature on the Demand for Prescription Drugs 3. Coronary Heart Disease and Statins 4. Economic Differentiation of Statins 5. The Structure of Demand for Prescription Drugs 6. The Economics of Drug Demand 7. Econometric Specification of Prescription Drug Choice 8. Data 9. Descriptive Statistics 10. Multivariate Regression Results 11. Multivariate Sensitivity Analyses 12. Extensions 13. Policy Implications and Conclusions

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Domenico Esposito, Domenico (Mathematica Policy Research Esposito, Esposito Domenico
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.07.2012
• EAN: 9780415648950
• ISBN: 978-0-415-64895-0
• Seiten: 156
• Serien: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics; Routledge International Studies in Health Economics
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika