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标题：The Introduction of Cost Sharing for Prescription drugs: Evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA)
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作者：Gretta Mohan ; Anne Nolan ; Frank Moriarty 等
期刊名称：Economic and Social Review
印刷版ISSN：0012-9984
出版年度：2021
卷号：52
期号：1, Spring
页码：1-40
出版社：Economic and Social Research Institute
摘要：Ageing populations and age-related morbidity present major challenges for advanced economies in managing rapidly increasing pharmaceutical expenditures. However, older people, particularly those with low incomes, may be susceptible to negative effects from cost sharing for medicines. The impact of introducing prescription drug co-payments for older publicly insured patients (medical cardholders) in Ireland is explored using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Difference-in-difference analysis revealed that medicines use increased despite the imposition of small co-payments for medical cardholders (the treatment group) relative to a control group of private patients. However, features of the Irish market must be taken into account in interpreting this counterintuitive result.
其他摘要：Ageing populations and age-related morbidity present major challenges for advanced economies in managing rapidly increasing pharmaceutical expenditures. However, older people, particularly those with low incomes, may be susceptible to negative effects from cost sharing for medicines. The impact of introducing prescription drug co-payments for older publicly-insured patients (medical cardholders) in Ireland using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing is explored. Descriptive evidence revealed that medicines use increased despite the imposition of small co-payments for medical cardholders relative to trends for private patients. However, features of the Irish market must be taken into account in interpreting this counterintuitive result.