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Indian community health insurance schemes provide partial protection against catastrophic health expenditure. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: More than 72% of health expenditure in India is financed by individual households at the time of illness through out-of-pocket payments. This is a highly regressive way of financing health care and sometimes leads to impoverishment.
Ranson, Kent, Van Damme, Wim, Van der Stuyft, P., Ranson, K., Criel, Bart, Devadasan Narayanan, Van der Stuyft Patrick, Van Damme, W., Narayanan Devadasan, Van Damme Wim, Van der Stuyft, Patrick, Devadasan, N., Devadasan, Narayanan, Criel Bart, Wim Van Damme, Bart Criel, Patrick Van der Stuyft, Kent Ranson, Criel, B., Ranson Kent   +19 more
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A study to assess catastrophic household expenditure on childhood illness in an urban slum in Bijapur

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2009
Objective: In this study, the various factors determining the out-of-pocket expenditure on child health care by households are discussed to answer the following questions: How much are households currently spending on child health care?
Patil Shailaja, Berad Aditya, Angadi Mahabaleshwar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of catastrophic costs among households affected by multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam: a prospective cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Globally, most people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and their households experience catastrophic costs of illness, diagnosis, and care. However, the factors associated with experiencing catastrophic costs are poorly understood.
Thi Anh Mai Pham, Rachel Forse, Andrew J. Codlin, Thi Hoang Yen Phan, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Nga Nguyen, Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Phan Thuong Dat, Ha Dang Thi Minh, Lan Huu Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Miranda Bodfish, Knut Lönnroth, Tom Wingfield, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Major Illness Cause Financial Catastrophe? [PDF]

Health Services Research, 2010
Objective. We examine the financial impact of major illnesses on the near‐elderly and how this impact is affected by health insurance.Data Sources. We use RAND Corporation extracts from the Health and Retirement Study from 1992 to 2006.1Study Design.
Keziah, Cook, David, Dranove, Andrew, Sfekas   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A unity of opposites: A prototypical case for the importance of primary-care providers in addressing mental health issues

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Primary-care providers are most often the first point of contact for patients presenting with mental illness. Highly stigmatized and with a litany of other medical issues requiring redress by providers, it may receive inadequate attention, despite its ...
Kevin M Lamm, Cooper L Stone, Genevieve Rebon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease-specific out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban Bangladesh: A Bayesian analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Because of the rapid increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and high burden of healthcare-related financial issues in Bangladesh, there is a concern that out-of-pocket (OOP) payments related to illnesses may become a major burden on ...
Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Cherri Zhang, Khin Thet Swe, Md Shafiur Rahman, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Kamrujjaman, Papia Sultana, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Shahinul Alam, Md Mizanur Rahman   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Catastrophic health expenditure and rural household impoverishment in China: what role does the new cooperative health insurance scheme play?

PLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectiveTo determine whether the New Cooperative Medical Insurance Scheme (NCMS) is associated with decreased levels of catastrophic health expenditure and reduced impoverishment due to medical expenses in rural households of China.MethodsAn analysis of
Ye Li, Qunhong Wu, Chaojie Liu, Zheng Kang, Xin Xie, Hui Yin, Mingli Jiao, Guoxiang Liu, Yanhua Hao, Ning Ning   +9 more
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Financial burden of prostate cancer in the Iranian population: a cost of illness and financial risk protection analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2023
Background Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in males worldwide and the third most common among Iran’s male population. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding its direct and indirect costs in low and middle-income countries.
Farbod Alinezhad, Farhad Khalili, Hossein Zare, Chunling Lu, Zahra Mahmoudi, Mahmood Yousefi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pontine Infarct as Initial Presentation of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematous

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2022
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) is an autoimmune condition which commonly manifests as an arterial or venous thrombosis affecting medium to large vessels, with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies.
Rathika Rajah, Rizna A Cader
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Prevalence and Mortality-Related Factors of Multiple Myeloma in Taiwan.

PLoS ONE, 2016
In this retrospective cohort study based in Taiwan, we reported the current epidemiology of patients with multiple myeloma and analyzed the factors affecting mortality.
Jia-Hong Chen, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Yung-Chih Wang, Shun-Neng Hsu, Wen-Yen Huang, Wu-Chien Chien   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source