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Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background Utilizing surgical services, including caesarean sections, can result in catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment. In 2010, Sierra Leone introduced the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), a national financial risk protection program for the
Alex J. van Duinen, Josien Westendorp, Thomas Ashley, Lars Hagander, Hampus Holmer, Alimamy P. Koroma, Andrew J. M. Leather, Mark G. Shrime, Arne Wibe, Håkon A. Bolkan   +9 more
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Financial protection effects of private health insurance: experimental evidence from Chinese households with resident basic medical insurance

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background After achieving universal basic medical insurance coverage, Chinese government put the development of private health insurance (PHI) on its agenda to further strengthen financial risk protection.
Xian-zhi Fu
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Sufficiency, Comprehensiveness of Health Care Coverage, and Cost-Sharing Arrangements in the Realpolitik of Health Policy [PDF]

, 2016
This chapter explores two questions in detail: How should we determine the threshold for costs that individuals are asked to bear through insurance premiums or care-related out-of-pocket costs, including user fees and copayments?
Persad, Govind, Schmidt, Harald
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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
doaj   +1 more source

What is the financial burden to patients of accessing surgical care in Sierra Leone? A cross-sectional survey of catastrophic and impoverishing expenditure

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To measure the financial burden associated with accessing surgical care in Sierra Leone.Design A cross-sectional survey conducted with patients at the time of discharge from tertiary-level care.
Justine Davies, Andy J M Leather, Haja Wurie, Caris E Grimes, Manraj Phull, Thaim B Kamara   +5 more
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A Tale of Transition: Trends of Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Impoverishment in Urban China, 1986-2009

Health Systems & Reform, 2020
From 1986 to 2009, China’s health system reform first adopted a market-oriented approach and later reemphasized the role of the government starting from 2002.
Ze Song, Yishan Zhu, Hong Zou, Hongqiao Fu, Winnie Yip   +4 more
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The influence of the rural health security schemes on health utilization and household impoverishment in rural China: data from a household survey of western and central China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2010
Background The New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS, voluntary health insurance) and the Medical Financial Assistance (MFA, financial relief program) were established in 2003 for rural China.
Zhang Hong, Zhang Junhua, Geater Alan, Chongsuvivatwong Virasakdi, Shi Wuxiang, Brombal Daniele   +5 more
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Can the reform of integrating health insurance reduce inequity in catastrophic health expenditure? Evidence from China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background China’s fragmentation of social health insurance schemes has become a key obstacle that hampers equal access to health care and financial protection.
Jiahui Wang, Hong Zhu, Huan Liu, Ke Wu, Xin Zhang, Miaomiao Zhao, Hang Yin, Xinye Qi, Yanhua Hao, Ye Li, Libo Liang, Mingli Jiao, Jiao Xu, Baohua Liu, Qunhong Wu, Linghan Shan   +15 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]

, 2014
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., Ataguba, J. E., Lamont, K. T., Okwundu, C. I., Uthman, Olalekan A., Wiysonge, C. S.   +5 more
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What should be examined in the deaths of children under five years old? Turkey example

Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
The medical poverty trap can lead to the impoverishment of households and further impoverishment of the poor. The most crucial factor known at this point is that it is closely related to the socio-economic characteristics of the households.
Gökten Öngel, İsmail Erkan Çelik, Gözde Bozkurt   +2 more
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