Open AccessCost barriers reduce confidence in receiving medical care when seriously ill
Author(s) -
Wendt C.,
Mischke M.,
Pfeifer M.,
Reibling N.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1742-1241
pISSN - 1368-5031
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02770.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , confidence interval , medline , medical emergency , political science , law
People need to trust that necessary care will be provided in the case of serious illness or injury, but negative experiences with the healthcare system reduce confidence. In this article, we discuss the effect of cost barriers on people's confidence in receiving safe and quality medical care when falling seriously ill in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.