High prescription drug costs are leaving many patients frustrated and unable to afford their medications.
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When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food and housing.
Health-care costs are continuing to rise faster than wages, so many Australian families are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up.
Seeking and making sense of specialist fees is an unfair burden to place on vulnerable patients. A website might be helpful for some – but health professionals need to be held to higher account.
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Mississippi
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
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Professor, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Houston