Direct-payment prescription

Austria Does not affect 80% of the population. A percentage rate of co-payment for health care is applied to the rest, unless exempted for reasons of low income Combination of co-payment and percentage rate (with exemptions). The scheme of direct payments by the patient is limited to the first 28 days of hospitalization Co-payment for prescription drugs. Drugs not prescribed by health professionals are excluded... 

Figure 16-1. U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures by Source of Payment, 1990-2005. Source Data were obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Madicaid Service at http //www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/ Note PT OOP is direct spending by consumers for prescriptions drugs. It includes prescriptions not covered by a third party and patient cost-sharing for third parly prescriptions.

Since health information may change periodically, I will notify the Pharmacist, to the best of my ability, of any new medications (prescription and non-prescription), any changes in directions of medicines, any new allergies, drug reactions or health condition changes. I authorize any releases of information and insurance benefit payments to the above pharmacy on my behalf. 

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