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Medicine price awareness in chronic patients in Belgium

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  • Fraeyman, Jessica
  • Symons, Linda
  • De Loof, Hans
  • De Meyer, Guido R.Y.
  • Remmen, Roy
  • Beutels, Philippe
  • Van Hal, Guido

Abstract

Under increasing pressure to contain health expenditures governments across Europe have implemented policies to increase responsible medicine use, e.g. by increasing co-insurance paid for by patients. In times of austerity, how do chronic disease patients perceive the medicine price they have to pay?

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  • Fraeyman, Jessica & Symons, Linda & De Loof, Hans & De Meyer, Guido R.Y. & Remmen, Roy & Beutels, Philippe & Van Hal, Guido, 2015. "Medicine price awareness in chronic patients in Belgium," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(2), pages 217-223.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:2:p:217-223
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.12.004
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