McKercher P L
Center on Drugs and Public Policy, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.
Clin Ther. 1997 Nov-Dec;19(6):1426-32; discussion 1424-5. doi: 10.1016/s0149-2918(97)80016-1.
As policy makers explore ways to reform the Medicare system, the inevitable question of prescription drug coverage for the elderly will surface. This is an opportunity to revisit and balance the attractiveness of including a prescription benefit against the fear of increases in expenditures. Prudent examination of the costs and benefits of prescription drug coverage requires looking beyond pharmaceutical product costs.
在政策制定者探索改革医疗保险制度的方法时，老年人处方药保险这一不可避免的问题将会浮出水面。这是一个重新审视并平衡纳入处方药福利的吸引力与对支出增加的担忧的机会。对处方药保险的成本和收益进行审慎审查需要超越药品成本的范畴。
