CHAPTER 1
Introduction 1
1. Financial Incentives to Control Pharmaceutical Expenditures 3
2. Pharmaceutical Expenditures and Use of Therapeutic Agents in Korea 5
3. Research Purpose 11
CHAPTER 2
Methods 13
1. Data 15
2. Analysis Model and Parameter Measurements 18
3. Statistical Analysis 23
CHAPTER 3
Results 27
1. General Overview 29
2. Effects of Pharmaceutical Policy Changes on Drug Prescriptions 34
CHAPTER 4
Discussion 83
1. Discussion on Methods 86
2. Discussion on Results 89
3. Limitations of This Study 95
4. Policy Implications and Tasks for the Future 99
Reference 61
