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Seniors' views of medication reimbursement policies
— bridging research and policy at the point of policy impact | | Author(s) | Neena L Chappell, Malcolm Maclure, Howard Brunt, Jennifer Hopkinson, Jennifer Mullett |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 16, supplement / Canadian Public Policy, vol 23, supplement, Spring 1997 |
| Pages | pp 114-131 |
| Keywords | Drugs ; Charges ; Social policy ; Research ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Escalating medication prices are forcing drug benefit programmes worldwide to change their payment policies, but physicians object that this intrudes on their authority to prescribe in the interests of their patients. This paper reports data from focus groups and a large random sample of older people in British Columbia who were asked for their view on Pharmacare's reference based pricing policy. They expressed a desire for physicians to be more knowledgeable and more involved in all aspects of medical care, including policy changes. They have confidence in physicians as credible sources of information, but they also have confidence in pharmacists and the Ministry of Health. They overwhelmingly accept, and the majority support the Canadian government's efforts with cost saving policies. Those who know more about the policy are more likely to support it. The paper ends with a discussion of the feedback process with decision makers. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970714010 A |
| Classmark | LLD: QEJ: TM2: 3A: 7S |
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