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Intralymphatic Immunotherapy and Vaccination in Mice
Published on: February 2, 2014
Vaccination versus "wait and treat": how to subsidize them?
Louis Eeckhoudt1, Maurice Marchand, Pierre Pestieau
1Catholic Faculties of Mons, 151, Chaussee de Binche, 7000, Mons, Belgium. louis.eeckhoudt@fucam.ac.be
Abstract:
In this paper we discuss the application of different co-payment rates to alternative medical strategies. Two such strategies are considered: a "vaccination strategy", in which patients apply preventive measures before knowing if they have the disease, and a "wait and treat" strategy, in which patients are treated later only if they contract the disease. We show the second approach should be more generously subsidized by the regulator. This is, at least at first sight, a surprising result.
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