‘How much more are you willing to pay?’ – Hong Kong reviews HK$15 prescriptions
Patients at Hong Kong’s public hospitals and clinics may need to pay more for their prescriptions, with authorities reviewing the current heavily subsidised HK$15 (US$1.92) fee for a 16-week supply of medicine. Without disclosing details of the fee adjustment review, Dr Simon Tang Yiu-hang, director of cluster services at the Hospital Authority, said the aim…