In this paper we investigate the effects of introduction of lump sum copayments on the utilization of prescription drugs by elderly patients. We make use of an unique dataset and analyze the policy change that implemented patient cost-sharing in the Czech Republic starting in 2008. After the...

This country report provides a description of the emergence of a health care system under public responsibility in Czechia. The inception of the health care system refers to the first legislation stipulating entitlements to medical care after the independence of Czechoslovakia from the Austrian...