Changes in out-of-pocket payments on utilisation of health care services

Subsidy and parental attitudes toward pediatric health care in the Tokyo metropolitan area

“…Regarding the relationship between copayment and access, there is one Cochrane review, although still in the protocol stage . Studies conducted in the USA have shown that State Children's Health Insurance Programs improve access to preventive care for insured children .…”

“…7 Regarding the relationship between copayment and access, there is one Cochrane review, although still in the protocol stage. 8 Studies conducted in the USA have shown that State Children's Health Insurance Programs improve access to preventive care for insured children. [9][10][11] A study using the individual data of the National Livelihood Survey has shown that copayment had no relationship with medical expenditure among children under 3 years old.…”