Introduction of user fee for language interpretation: effects on use of interpeters in Danish health care
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Introduction of user fee for language interpretation : effects on use of interpeters in Danish health care. / Michaëlis, Camilla; Krasnik, Allan; Nørredam, Marie Louise.
In: European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2021, p. 705–707.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction of user fee for language interpretation
T2 - effects on use of interpeters in Danish health care
AU - Michaëlis, Camilla
AU - Krasnik, Allan
AU - Nørredam, Marie Louise
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Amendments to the Danish Health Act were introduced in 2018, that stated immigrant patients who have resided in Denmark for more than 3 years have to pay user fees for interpretation in health care. The aim of the study was to explore how the use of interpreters was affected by the introduction of user fees for interpretation. Results showed a considerable decrease in interpretation services following the introduction of the fee. It is likely to assume that the reduced utilization of interpretation services is highly related to the fee. Further research is needed about the consequences of underutilization of interpretation services.
AB - Amendments to the Danish Health Act were introduced in 2018, that stated immigrant patients who have resided in Denmark for more than 3 years have to pay user fees for interpretation in health care. The aim of the study was to explore how the use of interpreters was affected by the introduction of user fees for interpretation. Results showed a considerable decrease in interpretation services following the introduction of the fee. It is likely to assume that the reduced utilization of interpretation services is highly related to the fee. Further research is needed about the consequences of underutilization of interpretation services.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - User fees
KW - Interpretation
KW - health care
KW - Immigrants
KW - User fees
KW - Interpretation
KW - Health care
KW - immigrants
U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa254
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa254
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33496320
VL - 31
SP - 705
EP - 707
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
SN - 1101-1262
IS - 4
ER -
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