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Catastrophic Health Care Expenditure Following Brachial Plexus Injury
The Journal of Hand Surgery, 2023Brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) are devastating to patients not only functionally but also financially. Like patients experiencing other traumatic injuries and unexpected medical events, patients with BPIs are at risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in which out-of-pocket health spending exceeds 40% of postsubsistence income (income remaining ...
Harrison F. Kay +5 more
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Determinants of catastrophic health expenditure in Nigeria
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2017Catastrophic health expenditure is a measure of financial risk protection and it is often incurred by households who have to pay out of pocket for health care services that are not affordable. The study assessed the determinants of catastrophic health expenditure among households in Nigeria.Secondary data from the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard ...
Bolaji Samson, Aregbeshola +1 more
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Institutional Financing of Catastrophic Health Expenditures
Philippine Journal of Development, 2015Patients' financial protection is considered a key component of health systems and has been a consistent policy goal of the Department of Health. Of paramount importance are catastrophic health expenditures, which can severely restrict affected patients and families' access to much-needed services, contribute to (further) impoverishment, or both.
Valerie Gilbert Ulep +1 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in Turkey
Health Policy, 2010This study aims to identify the level of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) in Turkey and, to reveal household factors predicting this outcome.CHE is calculated from a national representative data derived from TurkStat, Household Budget Survey, Consumption Expenditures, 2006.
Mahmut Saadi, Yardim +2 more
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Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis
The Lancet, 2003Health policy makers have long been concerned with protecting people from the possibility that ill health will lead to catastrophic financial payments and subsequent impoverishment. Yet catastrophic expenditure is not rare. We investigated the extent of catastrophic health expenditure as a first step to developing appropriate policy responses.We used a
Ke, Xu +5 more
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Catastrophic Expenditure for Health in the Philippines
Acta Medica Philippina, 2022Catastrophic expenditure occurs when a household allocates more than 40% of its effective, or non-subsistence, income for health expenditures.1,2 In general, low-income households, those with older persons or persons with disabilities, and families with members requiring healthcare for chronic illnesses are more likely to experience this phenomenon.
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Post-marketing observational trials and catastrophic health expenditure
BMJ, 2012Over the past decade, one of the world’s largest insulin manufacturers, Novo Nordisk, has worked hard on its social responsibility profile. In 2001, the company launched an equity pricing scheme for its insulins in 50 of the world’s poorest countries.1 This might have been triggered by the unease felt across Denmark at the company’s participation, with
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Catastrophic health expenditure and its determinants among Nigerian households
International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2022Health expenditure can be substantial, especially in countries without national health insurance schemes, and it can negatively affect people's welfare. This study uses recent data to evaluate the extent to which Nigerian households suffer from catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and evaluates its determinants.
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Families with catastrophic health care expenditures.
Health services research, 1987This article describes the characteristics of families with catastrophic health care expenditures. Based on data from a national sample, three overlapping groups of families are considered: those incurring annual out-of-pocket expenditures that exceed, respectively, 5, 10, and 20 percent of the family's income.
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