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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

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

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

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  • Sharma, Kartik & Cheng, Lucy & Dormuth, Colin R. & McGrail, Kimberlyn M. & De Vera, Mary A. & Clement, Fiona & McCracken, Rita K. & Mamdani, Muhammed & Law, Michael R., 2025. "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," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:155:y:2025:i:c:s0168851025000260
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105270
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    1. Laba, Tracey-Lea & Cheng, Lucy & Worthington, Heather C. & McGrail, Kimberlyn M. & Chan, Fiona K.I. & Mamdani, Muhammad & Law, Michael R., 2020. "What happens to drug use and expenditure when cost sharing is completely removed? Evidence from a Canadian provincial public drug plan," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(9), pages 977-983.
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    3. Nav Persaud & Michael Bedard & Andrew Boozary & Richard H Glazier & Tara Gomes & Stephen W Hwang & Peter Juni & Michael R Law & Muhammad Mamdani & Braden Manns & Danielle Martin & Steven G Morgan & Pa, 2021. "Adherence at 2 years with distribution of essential medicines at no charge: The CLEAN Meds randomized clinical trial," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-14, May.
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