Surviving a future when patients pay no fee

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Surviving a future when patients pay no fee

Ian Powell

Ian Powell

Negotiation and teamwork cropped
Without patients’ copayments, a whole new process would be needed to agree general practice funding

The fees patients pay for general practice care are on their way out, writes Ian Powell, who explores some alternatives

This process would not be fit for purpose if copayments were removed and, arguably, isn’t fit for purpose now It is only a matter of time before