Table 8. Consequences of the implementation of payments measure or increase in the participation fee.

Characteristic	None	Slightly	Quite	Significantly	Very much
Has reduced unnecessary visits to the outpatient clinic of the hospital	142	125	249	37	47
	-23,70%	-20,80%	-41,50%	-6.20%	-7.80%
Has reduced waste and abuse of medication	67	169	196	98	70
	-11.20%	-28.20%	-32.70%	-16.30%	-11.70%
Has reduced pointless and unnecessary lab tests	115	126	193	123	43
	-19.20%	-21%	-32.20%	-20.50%	-7.20%
The money saved will be used for the improvement of health services	254	178	121	42	5
	-42.30%	-29.70%	-20.20%	-7%	-0.80%
Has made some people go to the private sector	173	233	125	35	34
	-28.80%	-38.80%	-20.80%	-5.80%	-5.70%
Has made people think twice before going to the doctor	55	206	152	78	109
	-9.20%	-34.30%	-25.30%	-13%	-18.20%
Has reduced people’s compliance in terms of taking their treatment (e.g., they take a smaller dose or do not buy medication)	129	200	142	70	59
	-21.50%	-33.30%	-23.70%	-11.70%	-9.80%