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Introducing co-payment for consultant specialist services.

Daniel A Vardy1, Tami Freud, Pesach Shvartzman

  • 1Clalit Health Services, Southern District, Beer Sheva, Israel. dvardy@bgu.ac.il

The Israel Medical Association Journal : IMAJ
|September 9, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Introducing a modest co-payment for specialist services reduced overall patient visits by 4.5-6.8%. However, this also led to a 20.1% increase in missed appointments, particularly among lower socioeconomic groups.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Public Health Policy
  • Healthcare Utilization

Background:

  • Unrestricted medical coverage can lead to overuse of services.
  • Cost-sharing mechanisms, such as co-payments, have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing healthcare service utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a new co-payment policy on patient use of consultant specialist services in southern Israel.
  • To analyze changes in specialist service utilization following the implementation of co-payments.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized computerized data on specialist service utilization for six months pre- and post-co-payment implementation.
  • Data sourced from Israel's largest health management organization.
  • Employed logistic regression to identify factors associated with missed appointments.

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Main Results:

  • Total specialist visits decreased by 4.5% (outpatient clinics) and 6.8% (community consultants).
  • Non-actualized visits (no-shows) increased by 20.1% in outpatient clinics.
  • New patient visits declined by 6.2% (hospital outpatient) and 6.5% (community clinics).
  • Logistic regression indicated that residents of development towns and individuals aged 12-34 and 75+ were more prone to missed appointments.

Conclusions:

  • A modest co-payment led to a reduction in total specialist visits but an increase in appointment no-shows.
  • The study suggests that individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to miss scheduled appointments.