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The impact of urban–rural medical insurance integration on medical impoverishment: evidence from China [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background Financial protection is a key dimension of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and social medical insurance is an effective measure to provide financial protection.
Jinkang Huo, Mingzheng Hu, Shaojie Li
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Effect of Health Shocks on Poverty Status in South Korea: Exploring the Mechanism of Medical Impoverishment [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
Background  South Korea has the highest out-of-pocket burden for medical expenses among the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) member countries and has no formal sickness benefit system, along with United States and ...
Chang-O Kim
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Assessing medical impoverishment and associated factors in health care in Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2020
Background About 5% of the global population, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, is forced into poverty because of out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending.
Amarech G. Obse, John E. Ataguba
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Analysis of medical impoverishment and its influencing factors among China's rural near-poor, 2016–2020 [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study investigates the determinants of medical impoverishment among China's rural near-poor, aiming to enhance public health services and establish preventative and monitoring systems.MethodsUsing China Family Panel Studies and World Bank ...
Qiwei Feng, Yi Che, Shuying Yi, Ying Wang, Wen Chen, Xinbin Xia   +5 more
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Evaluation of public subsidy for medical travel: does it protect against household impoverishment? [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background In resource-constrained health systems medical travel is a common alternative to seeking unavailable health services. This paper was motivated by the need to understand better the impact of such travel on households and health systems. Methods
Mariyam Suzana, Helen Walls, Richard Smith, Johanna Hanefeld   +3 more
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Strengthening financial protection through multitiered health coverage: evidence from 667 055 low-income households in China [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Introduction Low-income households face disproportionate out-of-pocket hardship when accessing healthcare, undermining equity and universal health coverage.
Zhongliang Zhou, Yangling Ren, Zhichao Wang, Yan Zhuang, Guanping Liu, Xiaohui Zhai, Ruifeng Cui   +6 more
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Cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus management for households in Northern India – an econometric analysis [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Aim To estimate the economic burden of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus management and its influencing variables, on urban households in North India. Methods A community-based prospective, observational, cost-of-illness study was carried out from the patient’s ...
Kanika Bansal, Meena Rajput, Rajesh Rajput   +2 more
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Impact of out-of-pocket expenses on children with cancer in Tanzania: A mixed-methods economic study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundFor children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries, medical and non-medical expenses are often paid through out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, which pose significant barriers to timely care. Our study aims to estimate the impact of OOP
Emily R Smith, Pamela Espinoza, Happiness D Kajoka, Henry E Rice, Madeline Metcalf, Anna Tupetz, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Blandina T Mmbaga, Catherine Staton, Esther Majaliwa   +9 more
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Financial burden of severe childhood illness on households in Lao People's Democratic Republic: A prospective cohort study. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health
Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) introduced a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme in 2016 to all provinces except Vientiane Capital City. We describe the financial impact on households related to treatment of severe childhood illness at a ...
Alicia Quach, Mayfong Mayxay, Laddaphone Bounvilay, Amphaivanh Thammavong, Toukta Bounkhoun, Chom Phaiphichit, Nar Kingkeooudom, Sommanikhone Phangmanixay, Phouthalavanh Souvannasing, Elizabeth A Ashley, Cattram Nguyen, Natalie Carvalho, Fiona M Russell   +12 more
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Health poverty reduction effect of medical insurance in China’s middle-aged and elderly populations: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives In the context of demographic structure and disease spectrum changes: to study the role of the medical insurance system in providing protection and risk resilience for middle-aged and elderly vulnerable groups who are prone to impoverishment ...
Haijun Yang, Rui Chen, Ye Li, Qunhong Wu, Linghan Shan, Bing Wu, Fang Yin, Yiyun Zhang, Yongqiang Lai, Xinwei Liu, Wanxin Tian, Xiyu Zhang, Yujuan Xu, Wenqing Miao, Baoguo Shi, Feifei Leng   +15 more
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