The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011
Objectives: To investigate the impact of cost containment measures on PBS prescribing volumes and expenditure. Methods: Segmented linear regression models were used to analyse the time series data from Medicare Australia’s PBS Statistics. Seven measures and four new listing dates of statins were inv...
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2014
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| description | Objectives: To investigate the impact of cost containment measures on PBS prescribing volumes and expenditure. Methods: Segmented linear regression models were used to analyse the time series data from Medicare Australia’s PBS Statistics. Seven measures and four new listing dates of statins were investigated. Results: Many of the cost containment measures were effective in containing costs. Conclusions: The safety net 20 days rule was estimated to be the most effective in reducing drugs utilisation and expenditure. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-8362017-02-20T06:42:39Z The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 Lee, Kah Seng Objectives: To investigate the impact of cost containment measures on PBS prescribing volumes and expenditure. Methods: Segmented linear regression models were used to analyse the time series data from Medicare Australia’s PBS Statistics. Seven measures and four new listing dates of statins were investigated. Results: Many of the cost containment measures were effective in containing costs. Conclusions: The safety net 20 days rule was estimated to be the most effective in reducing drugs utilisation and expenditure. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/836 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Kah Seng The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title | The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title_full | The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title_fullStr | The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title_short | The impact of cost containment reforms to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in Australia: 1992-2011 |
| title_sort | impact of cost containment reforms to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (pbs) on prescribing volumes and expenditure in australia: 1992-2011 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/836 |