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2733904

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
869
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
General practitioner fees were surveyed in a sample of 1033 families with eleven year old children. The median fee paid for a child consultation was $12.00 and for an adult consultation $22.00. The majority of respondents were of the opinion that these fees were too high: over half said this about child fees and over two thirds believed adult fees were too high. Patient estimates of reasonable fees were, on average, $8.00 for a child and $15.00 for an adult. There were clear and consistent dose/response relationships between the fee level charged and the likelihood that the fee would be described as too high. Comparisons of the fees paid by this cohort in 1980 with fees in 1988 indicated that child fees had increased at an average rate of 24% per annum during this period. The implications of these findings for health care delivery are discussed and the possible impact of recent increases in GMS benefits on levels of dissatisfaction with fees are examined.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-8446
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
286-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient perceptions of general practitioner fees.
pubmed:affiliation
Christchurch Child Development Study, Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study