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Household catastrophic healthcare expenditure and impoverishment due to rotavirus gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization in Malaysia. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: While healthcare costs for rotavirus gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization may be burdensome on households in Malaysia, exploration on the distribution and catastrophic impact of these expenses on households are lacking.
A Wagstaff +25 more
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Global Health Action, 2020 Background Hypertension requires life-long medical care, which may cause economic burden and even lead to catastrophic health expenditure. Objective To estimate the extent of out-of-pocket expenditure for hypertension care at a population level and its ...
Esteban Londoño Agudelo +7 more
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Out-of-pocket spending and financial burden among low income adults after Medicaid expansions in the United States: quasi-experimental difference-in-difference study. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between expansion of the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act and changes in healthcare spending among low income adults during the first four years of the policy implementation (2014-17).
Gotanda, Hiroshi +3 more
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Catastrophic health expenditure among geriatric population of Lucknow district, India
Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2017 Background: Health system that is chiefly financed by out of pocket expenditure can have varying impact on patients belonging to different income groups.
Pavan Pandey, Shivendra Kumar Singh
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background With the rapid increase in magnitude and mortality of cancer, which is costly disease to manage, several patients particularly in developing countries are facing a huge financial burden. The study aimed to examine the incidence of catastrophic
Gebremicheal Gebreslassie Kasahun +4 more
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Indian Heart Journal, 2023 Introduction: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global disease burden. Inequalities in health among urban poor and non-poor is a matter of concern. The current study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and to describe the health
P.S. Rakesh +6 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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Geographic Variation in Out‐of‐Pocket Expenditures of Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014 Objectives To examine whether out‐of‐pocket expenditures ( OOPE s) exhibit the same geographic variation as Medicare claims, given wide variation in the costs of U.S. health care, but no information on how that translates into
Chen, Lena M. +4 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian +8 more
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Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Household Well-Being [PDF]
According to the catastrophic health expenditure methodology a house-hold is in catastrophe if its health out-of-pocket budget share exceeds a critical threshold.
Karine Lamiraud, Ramses H. Abul Naga
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