|
Estimates of the expenditure elasticity of demand for prescription drugs |
||
| Paper |
Type of cost sharing |
Expenditure elasticity |
|
|
||
| Contayannis et al. [107] (CA, NS, CD, R) |
Change from co-payment to co-insurance |
-0.16 to -0.12 |
| Klick and Stratmann [25] (US, OS, CD, R) |
Mixed system |
-1.07 |
| Phelps and Newhouse [122] (CA/UK, OS, CD, NR) |
Co-insurance |
-0.07a |
| Smart and Stabile [100] (CA, NS, CD, R) |
Mixed system |
-0.29 to -0.28 |
| Van Vliet [97] (NE, OS, CD, R) |
Deductible |
-0.06 |
| Van Vliet [98] (NE, OS, CD, R) |
Deductible |
-0.08 |
|
aunadjusted elasticity estimate (no regression used) Country: CA = Canada; NE = The Netherlands; UK = United Kingdom; US = United States Type of study: NS = natural study; OS = observational study Type of data analyzed: CD = cross-sectional data | ||
Gemmill et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:12 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-12 |
||