Do patients bypass primary care for common health problems under a free-access system? Experience of Taiwan
Abstract Background A common challenge for free-access systems is that people may bypass primary care and seek secondary care through self-referral. Taiwan’s government has undertaken various initiatives to mitigate bypass; however, little is known about whether the bypass trend has decreased over t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05908-w |