The study compared patients with average copays of $14.38 for primary care and $22.05 for specialist visits with patients whose average copays were much lower: $8.33 and $11.38, respectively.
During six years of study, the number of outpatient visits rose more slowly for patients with higher copayments while their hospital admissions and days in the hospital rose significantly.
Read the New England Journal of Medicine’s study on high copayments.
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