Regional catastrophic health expenditure and health inequality in China. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2023 Background Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) can trigger illness-caused poverty and compound poverty-caused illness. Our study is the first regional comparative study to analyze CHE trends and health inequality in eastern, central and western China,
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Catastrophic health expenditure and household impoverishment in Togo. [PDF]
J Public Health Res, 2023 Background: The main way of financing healthcare in low-income countries continues to be out-of-pocket payments. Despite the efforts of national authorities and international partners to protect households from impoverishment arising from seeking ...
Sanoussi Y, Zounmenou AY, Ametoglo M.
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023 Background An increase in healthcare utilization in response to universal health coverage may leave massive economic burden on individuals and households. Identifying catastrophic health expenditure helps us understand such burden.
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Overview of the main methods used for estimating catastrophic health expenditure. [PDF]
Cost Eff Resour Alloc, 2023 Out-of-pocket payments are expenditures borne directly by an individual/household for health services that are not reimbursed by any third-party. Households can experience financial hardship when the burden of such out-of-pocket payments is significant ...
Nguyen HA, Ahmed S, Turner HC.
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Out of pocket and catastrophic health expenditure in Tanzania: recent evidence on the incidence, intensity and distribution. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv ResIn most low-income countries (LICs), health is mainly financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures. However, it is claimed that this form of payment causes a massive burden on poor households.
Massito J, Hinju G.
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International Journal for Equity in HealthBackground Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) has a considerable impact on older people in later life, but little is known about the relationship between catastrophic health expenditure and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this study
Jiayan Li +9 more
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Healthcare utilization and catastrophic health expenditure in rural Tanzania: does voluntary health insurance matter? [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Over 150 million people, mostly from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) suffer from catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) every year because of high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments.
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Universal health coverage in the context of population ageing: catastrophic health expenditure and unmet need for healthcare. [PDF]
Health Econ Rev, 2023 Background Universal health coverage means that all people can access essential health services without incurring financial hardship. Even in countries with good service coverage and financial protection, the progress towards universal health coverage ...
Okamoto S +10 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure of inpatients in emerging economies: evidence from the Indian subcontinent. [PDF]
Health Res Policy SystCatastrophic health expenditures condensed the vital concern of households struggling with notable financial burdens emanating from elevated out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures.
Panda HS, Rout HS, Jakovljevic M.
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The causal effect of catastrophic health expenditure on poverty in Poland. [PDF]
Eur J Health Econ, 2023 Out-of-pocket medical expenses are a crucial source of health care financing in a number of countries. With the ongoing population aging, health care costs are likely to increase. Therefore, disentangling the relationship between health care spending and
Kolasa A, Weychert E.
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