Copayments and the demand for prescription drugs
By: Domenico Esposito.
Series: Routledge international studies in health economics
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Abingdon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Subjects: Drug utilization -- Economic aspects -- United States; Copayments (Insurance) -- United States; Prescription pricing -- United States; Consumer behavior -- United States; Prescription Fees -- United States; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors -- economics -- United States; Choice Behavior -- United States; Coronary Disease -- prevention & control -- United States; Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services -- economics -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Literature on the demand for prescription drugs; title: Coronary heart disease & statins; title: Economic differentiation of statins; title: The structure of demand for prescription drugs; title: The economics of drug demand; title: Econometric specification of prescription drug choice; title: Data; title: Descriptive statistics; title: Multivariate regression results; title: Multivariate sensitivity analyses; title: Extensions; title: Discussion of policy implications & conclusion.