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Understanding out-of-pocket expenditure in India: a systematic review [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionOut-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) constitutes a substantial portion of healthcare costs in India, accounting for 47.1% of the Total Health Expenditure in 2019–20.
Sagarika Kamath, Jeffin Maliyekkal, S. Elstin Anbu Raj, R. J. Varshini, Helmut Brand, Andria Sirur, Vishwajeet Singh, Vidya Prabhu, Kumar Sumit, Rajesh Kamath   +9 more
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Association between catastrophic health expenditure and mortality in older people in 11 European health systems: a longitudinal analysis between 2006 and 2020 [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) and catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) challenge the financial protection provided by European health systems. Despite rising OOPE and CHE in Europe, evidence on health impact remains limited.
Raffaele Palladino, Christopher Millett, Thomas Hone, Michelangelo Mercogliano, Michele Sorrentino, Paolo Montuori   +5 more
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Household healthcare expenditure: A cross-sectional analysis of urban and rural Puducherry, South India [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: The global healthcare financing landscape highlights the heavy out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) burden on households, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like India.
Deepthi Paulraj, Vignesh Loganathan, Anurag Gola, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar   +3 more
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Depression and Out-of-pocket Expenditure on Health Care Service Among Elderly with Chronic Diseases in Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Late-life depression is an important public health problem. The geriatric care is a nascent dimension with many unexploited areas like familial support, healthcare seeking, and out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health. The study assessed the prevalence
K Bincy, Roshni Mary Peter, MVM Pradeep, Kaveri Palanisamy, M Logaraj   +4 more
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Impact of Long-Term Care Insurance on health out-of-pocket expenditure ratios for older adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundChina's rapidly aging population has intensified the demand for long-term care (LTC), resulting in higher out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) ratios and financial strain among older adults. To mitigate these burdens, Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI)
Zhe Liu, Ruolin Shi, Lexue Jiang, Fengwen Tang, Zenghui Qiu, Lan Yao   +5 more
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To What Extent Do Free Healthcare Policies and Performance-Based Financing Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Outpatient services? Evidence From a Quasi-experimental Study in Burkina Faso [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023
Background  Burkina Faso has been implementing financing reforms towards universal health coverage (UHC) since 2006. Recently, the country introduced a performance-based financing (PBF) program as well as user fee removal (gratuité) policy for health ...
Thit Thit Aye, Hoa Thi Nguyen, Stephan Brenner, Paul Robyn, Ludovic Tapsoba, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri   +6 more
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Out of Pocket Expenditure among Cancer Patients Availing Treatment at A Tertiary Care Centre in Hyderabad, India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Background: The expenses that the patient or the family pays directly to the health care provider, without a third-party (insurer or State) is known as 'Out of Pocket Expenditure' (OOPE). These expenses could be medical and non-medical.
Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin, Vemulapalli Meghana, Surson Varshit Reddy   +2 more
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) Among COVID-19 Patients by Insurance Status in a Quaternary Hospital in Karnataka, India [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Sagarika Kamath
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Determinants of out-of-pocket health care expenditures and financial coping strategies among beneficiaries of a state-run health insurance scheme in South India

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Background: The household spending for health care in terms of out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPEs) in India remains one of the highest in the world at around 55% of current health expenditures and 48% of total health expenditures.
Anugraha John, Hari Teja Avirneni, Sinthu Sarathamani Swaminathan, Sivakumar Abhina   +3 more
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Out-of-pocket expenditure and opportunity cost of leptospirosis patients at a tertiary care hospital of Gujarat, India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2020
Introduction: The study investigates the cost incurred by leptospirosis patients as either out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) or opportunity cost (OC) and recommends accordingly for the national program on leptospirosis in India.
Sridhar Ryavanki Prahlad, Rajendra K Baxi, Naresh Godara   +2 more
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