Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa

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2019

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Costly prescription medicines with existing cheaper alternatives tend to be purchased by medically insured consumers of healthcare. In South Africa medical scheme members pay higher out-of-pocket payments for medicines than those without insurance.This study explored reasons for co-payments among insured Pretoria medical scheme members purchasing prescription medicines at private retail pharmacies, despite being insured and protected against such payments.

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Public health, National Health Insurance, Pharmacist, South Africa, Medicine

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Mpanza, N. M. et al. (2019). Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 11(1), a1878. https://doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v11i1.1878

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https://doi.org/10.4102/ phcfm.v11i1.1878
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