Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
högkostnadsperiod
English translation:
pharmaceutical benefit scheme period
Added to glossary by
Cristian Iscrulescu
Jul 27, 2010 22:13
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högkostnadsperiod
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Prescription
I found this term on a pharmacy receipt:
högkostnadsperiod tom (date)
summa egenavgift tom (date)
Thank you.
högkostnadsperiod tom (date)
summa egenavgift tom (date)
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | pharmaceutical benefit scheme period |
Tania McConaghy
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| 3 -1 | high cost period |
JaneD
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Proposed translations
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Tania McConaghy
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pharmaceutical benefit scheme period
this is a long but accurate term
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Note added at 11 hrs (2010-07-28 09:38:40 GMT)
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some more info here:
http://www.apoteket.se/privatpersoner/kundservice/sidor/Apot...
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Note added at 11 hrs (2010-07-28 09:38:40 GMT)
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some more info here:
http://www.apoteket.se/privatpersoner/kundservice/sidor/Apot...
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Comment: "Thank you. "
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high cost period
There doesn't seem to be any way to put this other than the literal translation.
Nils is right regarding the definition - in Swedish healthcare you pay more of your prescription costs at the beginning of your high cost period of one year than at the end, provided you have exceeded certain limits. Here is a link to a page including the "förmånstrappan" that shows the steps of the formula:
Nils is right regarding the definition - in Swedish healthcare you pay more of your prescription costs at the beginning of your high cost period of one year than at the end, provided you have exceeded certain limits. Here is a link to a page including the "förmånstrappan" that shows the steps of the formula:
Peer comment(s):
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Tania McConaghy
: "högkostnadsperiod" is really a shortening of "högkostnadsskyddsperiod" (or something) so it is not the period of high cost but rather of subsidised (low) cost
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Discussion
drug purchases. There is some kind of formula, where for the
first xxx kronor during a year, govt pays x %, then for the next yyyy
kronor govt pays y % etc.