To the Editor: The recent perspective by Keane on the effects of copayments on low-income populations1 overlooked the results of the 1968 decision in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to impose a fee of $1.50 (all amounts are in Canadian dollars) for office visits and $2.00 for home, emergency department or hospital outpatient visits.
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- 1. Keane M. Copayments and the evidence-base paradox. Med J Aust 2015; 202: 68-70. <MJA full text>
- 2. Beck R. The effects of co-payment on the poor. J Hum Resour 1974; 9: 129-142.
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