Out-of-pocket payment for healthcare among urban citizens in Dhaka, Bangladesh [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Objectives Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is the major payment strategy for healthcare in Bangladesh, and the share of OOP expenditure has increased alarmingly. Dhaka is recognised as one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world. The objective of this
Abdur Razzaque Sarker +4 more
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Equity in out-of-pocket payment in Chile [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2017 OBJECTIVE To assess the distribution of financial burden in Chile, with a focus on the burden and progressivity of out-of-pocket payment. METHODS Based on the principle of ability to pay, we explore factors that contribute to inequities in the health ...
Alicia Lorena Núñez Mondaca +1 more
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Out-of-pocket payment and patients’ treatment choice for assisted reproductive technology by household income: a conjoint analysis using an online social research panel in Japan [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Economic disparities affect access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment in many countries. At the time of this survey, Japan provided partial reimbursement for ART treatment only for those in low- or middle-income classes due to
Eri Maeda +11 more
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Out-of-pocket payment for primary healthcare in the era of national health insurance: Evidence from northern Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundGhana introduced a national health insurance program in 2005 with the goal of removing user fees, popularly called "cash and carry", along with their associated catastrophic and impoverishment effects on the population and ensuring access to ...
Edmund Wedam Kanmiki +7 more
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The Study of Out-of-pocket Payment and the Exposure of Households with Catastrophic Health Expenditures Following the Health Transformation Plan in Iran [PDF]
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020 Esmat Nemati,1 Ali Khezri,2 Shirin Nosratnejad3,4 1Department of Accreditation and Supervision on Treatment, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran; 3Iranian ...
Nemati E, Khezri A, Nosratnejad S
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Decreasing Out of Pocket Payment: Direct or Indirect
Social Determinants of Health, 2015 In Iran, in developing 4 th national development plan OPP was considered and one of the goals of the program set for it. By the end of the program, OPP for health should be decreased from 60% to 30%. The program did not achieve to this goal and again in 5 th national developmental program it was focused.
Mohammad-Reza Sohrabi
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Out of Pocket Payment and Affordability of Medication for Geriatric Patients in Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background: Considering the importance of high out-of-pocket (OOP) payment (OOPP), as a marker of health system performance, and affordability of medications in the elderly, this study was conducted to determine these issues.
Morvarid ZARIF-YEGANEH +4 more
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Billing the Insured: An Assessment of Out-of-Pocket Payment by Insured Patients in Ghana. [PDF]
Health Serv Insights, 2023 Background: The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced in 2003 to provide financial protection to the population. While the Scheme has made strides in improving access to healthcare there have been a few challenges including out of pocket ...
Amporfu E, Arthur E, Novignon J.
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Increase in Potential Low-value Magnetic Resonance Imaging Utilization Due to Out-of-pocket Payment Reduction Across Income Groups in Korea: An Experimental Vignette Study. [PDF]
J Prev Med Public Health, 2022 Objectives This study examined the effect of out-of-pocket (OOP) payment reduction on the potential utilization of low-value magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) across income groups.
Shin Y, Lee JS, Do YK.
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Pattern and correlates of out-of-pocket payment (OOP) on female sterilization in India, 1990-2014. [PDF]
BMC Womens Health, 2020 Background Large scale public investment in family welfare programme has made female sterilization a free service in public health centers in India. Besides, it also provides financial compensation to acceptors.
Mohanty SK +3 more
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