To assess progress in improving affordability of medicines since the introduction of mandatory health insurance in the Republic of Moldova.Using data from national health insurance, we estimate affordability of partially reimbursed medicines for the treatment of non-communicable diseases, and analyse which...
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non-communicable diseases (NCDs)tobaccounhealthy foodIt is increasingly acknowledged that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) create immense human and economic costs, disproportionately affecting developing countries. This article, which serves as an introduction to this Special Issue on...
Ferrario A, Chitan E, Seicas R, Sautenkova N, Bezverhni Z, Kluge H, et al. Progress in increasing affordability of medicines for non-communicable diseases since the introduction of mandatory health insurance in the Republic of Moldova. Health policy and planning (2016)31:793-800....