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Description

1. x, 139 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "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.

Series statement

1. Routledge international studies in health economics

Subject

1. Prescription pricing > United States
2. Copayments (Insurance) > United States
3. Drug utilization > Economic aspects > United States
4. Consumer behavior > United States

Contents

1. Previous literature on prescription drug demand -- Coronary heart disease and the statins -- Economic differentiation among statins -- The structure of demand for prescription drugs -- The economics of prescription drug demand -- Econometric specification of prescription drug choice -- Data -- Descriptive statistics -- Multivariate regression results -- Multivariate sensitivity analyses -- Extensions -- Discussion of policy implications and conclusion.

Call number

1. JBE 07-374

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index (p. [126]-139) and index.

Author

1. Esposito, Domenico, 1974-

Title

1. Copayments and the demand for prescription drugs / Domenico Esposito.

Imprint

1. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Series

1. Routledge international studies in health economics

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index (p. [126]-139) and index.

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1. Table of contents

LCCN

1. 2005026760

ISBN

1. 0415701457 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2. 9780415701457 (hardcover : alk. paper)
3. 0203799372 (ebk)
4. 9780203799376 (ebk)

Research call number

1. JBE 07-374