Austerity, economic hardship and access to medications: a repeated cross-sectional population survey study, 2013-2020

Conclusion Austerity coincided with increasing economic hardship among vulnerable groups, thus exacerbating socioeconomic inequalities. Strengthening the role for medication access problems suggests that medication copayment increases contributed to this accumulating disadvantage.
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research