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The novelty of this study lies in its analysis of the welfare effects of outpatient copayments under this pricing structure. Structural change models were employed to estimate the welfare effects of copayment adjustments. The analysis reveals that higher copayments prior to physician consultations may lead to a pricing-out effect for low-income individuals in medical centers, while the impact is negligible in regional hospitals. The estimated willingness-to-pay (WTP) for an outpatient visit involving regular and refillable prescription drugs in medical centers is approximately NT$2024 (95% CI: [1978, 2072]) and NT$2312 (95% CI: [2267, 2357]), respectively. These values are 1.71 to 1.87 times higher than the WTP for comparable outpatient visits in regional hospitals, with estimates for regular (NT$1078; 95% CI: [1045, 1111]) and refillable prescription drugs (NT$1353; 95% CI: [1304, 1400]). The WTP for prescription drugs bundled within an outpatient visit ranges from NT$939 (95% CI: [908, 971]) to NT$1210 (95% CI: [1174, 1244]) in medical centers and from NT$308 (95% CI: [293, 322]) to NT$544 (95% CI: [514, 574]) in regional hospitals. Additionally, the share of deadweight loss (DWL) per outpatient visit attributable to regular prescription drugs (with a cost-sharing scheme) ranges from 14.58% to 31.15%, which is significantly lower than that attributable to refillable prescription drugs (without a cost-sharing scheme), ranging from 17.32% to 42.80%. 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