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Effects of changes in copayment for obstetric emergency room visits on the utilization of obstetric emergency rooms

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  • Raz, Iris
  • Novack, Lena
  • Yitshak-Sade, Maayan
  • Shahar, Yemima
  • Wiznitzer, Arnon
  • Sergienko, Ruslan
  • Warshawsky-Livne, Lora

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In view of the growing proportion of “non-urgent” admissions to obstetric emergency rooms (OERs) and recent changes in copayment policies for OER visits in Israel, we assessed factors contributing to OER overcrowding. The changes investigated were (a) exemption from copayment for women with birth contractions, (b) allowing phone referrals to the OER and (c) exemption from copayment during primary care clinic closing hours.

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  • Raz, Iris & Novack, Lena & Yitshak-Sade, Maayan & Shahar, Yemima & Wiznitzer, Arnon & Sergienko, Ruslan & Warshawsky-Livne, Lora, 2015. "Effects of changes in copayment for obstetric emergency room visits on the utilization of obstetric emergency rooms," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(10), pages 1358-1365.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:10:p:1358-1365
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.08.006
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