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Background: Health insurance can be a very useful strategy to mitigate the disabling effects of catastrophic health expenditure in India. Objectives: The aim of the study is to estimate catastrophic health expenditure incurred and the willingness to pay ...
Rujuta Sachin Hadaye +1 more
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Impact Of Health Policies On Catastrophic Health Expenditures In Turkey [PDF]
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Kockaya, G. +3 more
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Out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Turkey: Analysis of the 2003-2008 Household Budget Surveys [PDF]
This paper analyses the prevalence of ‘catastrophic’ out-of-pocket health expenditure in Turkey and identifies the factors which are associated with its risk using the Turkish Household Budget Surveys from 2003 to 2008.
Arne Risa Hole +36 more
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Yohannes Shumet,1 Solomon Ahmed Mohammed,2 Mesfin Haile Kahissay,2 Birhanu Demeke2 1Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health ...
Shumet Y +3 more
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Poverty in Pakistan
The current study has estimated the incidences, intensity and impacts of catastrophic health expenditures for Pakistan. For the analysis, two thresholds are used to define catastrophic health payments (1) if health expenditures are 10 percent or above of household consumption, and (2) if they are 40 percent or above of household
Shujaat Farooq, Faham Masud
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure among Developing Countries
Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) occurs when medical cost is equal or exceeding 40% of a household’s non-Poverty and poor health are common consequences of CHE and vice versa. CHE occurs in the form of out of pocket spending on healthcare. Poverty, type of illness, lack of health insurance all contribute to CHE. Health financing mechanisms
Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Yasmin Almualm
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Health care payments in the asia pacific: validation of five survey measures of economic burden [PDF]
Introduction: Many low and middle-income countries rely on out-of-pocket payments to help finance health care. These payments can pose financial hardships for households; valid measurement of this type of economic burden is therefore critical. This study
Reddy, Sheila R +4 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure [CHE] in India is on a rise. This situation would worsen even further when resources are disproportionately distributed across various socioeconomic classes.
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy +5 more
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Factors that affect the uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle-income countries : a systematic protocol [PDF]
Many people residing in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are regularly exposed to catastrophic healthcare expenditure. It is therefore pertinent that LMICs should finance their health systems in ways that ensure that their citizens can use ...
Adebayo, E. F. +5 more
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The Study of Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Impoverishment of Households based on Life-cycle Theory using Pseudo-Panel Approach [PDF]
This study aims to investigate the percentage of households facing catastrophic health expenditure and the impoverishment index before and after the implementation of the Health System Reform Plan (HSRP) in rural and urban areas of Iran. This research is
mandana atefi +3 more
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