Noralou Roos: Canadian Health Care User Fees: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish - The Diigo Meta page

• 03 Sep 11
  

  Irene Jansen

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  fromdelicious

  • Some claim that user fees are benign because they discourage only frivolous use. That assumes that most people have the expert knowledge to know what care is needed. A host of studies have found the opposite. One U.S. study published in the New England Journal of Medicine involving fairly healthy adults showed that user fees led to a 20 per cent increase in risk of death for people with high blood pressure because people were less likely to see a doctor and get their blood pressure under control.
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  Govind Rao

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  fromdelicious

  • Some claim that user fees are benign because they discourage only frivolous use. That assumes that most people have the expert knowledge to know what care is needed. A host of studies have found the opposite. One U.S. study published in the New England Journal of Medicine involving fairly healthy adults showed that user fees led to a 20 per cent increase in risk of death for people with high blood pressure because people were less likely to see a doctor and get their blood pressure under control.

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