Understanding profit margins of medical providers from prescription drugs: evidence from Taiwan

• Published in: International health Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 272 - 280
• Main Author: Liu, Ya-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Drug Costs - statistics & numerical data; Drug Industry - economics; Drugs, Generic - economics; Drugs, Generic - supply & distribution; Humans; National Health Programs - statistics & numerical data; Original; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Prescription Drugs - economics; Prescription Drugs - supply & distribution; Taiwan; Taiwan; profit margin; profit-seeking behaviour; National Health Insurance

This study empirically estimates the magnitude and associated determinants of profit margins that medical providers earn from prescription drugs based on Taiwan's pharmaceutical market. Our main data set is from the population-based claims data compiled by the National Health Insurance Research...