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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2018

Effect of Cost Sharing on Utilization of General Physician Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey from Shiraz, Iran.

Zahra Kavosi, Mohsen Bayati, Masoud Arefnezhad, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Abdosaleh Jaafari

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Zahra KavosiHealth Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohsen BayatiHealth Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Masoud ArefnezhadHealth Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Enayatollah Homaie RadSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Abdosaleh JaafariHealth Human Resource Research Center, School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Abstract

introductionHigh-cost sharing in physician care may result in worse health outcomes and financial burdens for individuals, and it reduces needed health-care utilization. Hence, this study examines the impact of cost sharing on utilization of Physician care.

methodsIn the present study, multistage sampling (

resultsPeople who have high-cost sharing had used general physician services much less, so that ratio of incidence among them was 0.18 less than individuals with low-cost sharing (

conclusionsA low cost-sharing policy would remove the clinically and financial threat from the patient decision-making so as to provide them with access to needed care.

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Cost sharinggeneral physicianhealth

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