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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Main Authors: Li-Lin Liang, Nicole Huang, Yi-Jung Shen, Annie Yu-An Chen, Yiing-Jenq Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05908-w