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Estimating healthcare demand for an aging population: a flexible and robust bayesian joint model [PDF]

, 2012
In this paper, we analyse two frequently used measures of the demand for health care, namely hospital visits and out-of-pocket health care expenditure, which have been analysed separately in the existing literature.
Brown, S., Ghosh, P., Mukherji, A., Roychowdhury, S.   +3 more
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Health care-seeking behaviour and out-of-pocket payments in Tbilisi, Georgia.

, 2005
Based on a household survey conducted in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2000, this paper examines current patterns of health care-seeking behaviour and the extent of out-of-pocket payments.
Bennett, Sara, Gotsadze, George, Gzirishvili, David, Ranson, Kent   +3 more
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The economic impact of moderate stage Alzheimer's disease in Italy: Evidence from the UP-TECH randomized trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background: There is consensus that dementia is the most burdensome disease for modern societies. Few cost-of-illness studies examined the complexity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) burden, considering at the same time health and social care, cash allowances,
Alessandrini, D., Angeloni, R., Antonioli, A., Baldassarri, D., Barabucci, M., Bartolucci, D., Bartulewicz, K., Bassani, M., Bevilacqua, R., Bitti, L., Bollettini, P., Bonafede, G., Bonfigli, A.R., Bonfranceschi, F., Bratti, R.A., Bruttapasta, M.C., Buccolini, C., Bustacchini, S., Capasso, M., Caraffa, G., Carangella, R., Carboni, F., Carosi, A., Cassetta, L., Cavallo, F., Ceccolini, D., Chiatti, C., Ciccola, A., Cionfrini, L., Civerchia, P., Corsonello, A., D'Incecco, P., De Santis, A., Demma, F., Di Felice, M., Di Furia, L., Di Prima, G., Di Rosa, M., Dini, L., Fiori, T., Formica, B., Fronzi, C., Furneri, G., Giacchetta, S., Giacomini, V., Gioia, G., Giovagnoli, L., Giuli, C., Giusepponi, G., Lacetera, A., Lanciotti, C., Lattanzi, G., Lattanzio, F., Loffreda, A., Lorenzetti, S., Luciani, O., Maffei, C.M., Manca, A.M., Manzoli, L., Marcellini, M., Marchegiani, G., Mariani, L., Marinelli, I., Marinelli, P., Masera, F.b and Cherubini, Mastrorilli, F., Melchiorre, G., Moraca, M.E., Moroni, R., Olivetti, P., Paci, C., Paolasini, E., Pezzola, D., Piatkowska, I., Picciotti, G., Pigini, V., Pignotti, M., Postacchini, D., Pozzari, G., Principi, A., Proietti, M.C., Quarticelli, A., Rea, V., Rimland, J.M., Rocchetti, C., Rossi, L., Rovedi, M., Rucoli, R., Sabbatini, M., Santarelli, G., Scialè, V., Scoccia, G., Signorino, M., Sorvillo, F., Spazzafumo, L., Tacchi, G., Tasso, L., Teodori, N., Tomassini, P.F., Tonelli, T., Tortorelli, S., Valeri, V., Vincitorio, D.   +102 more
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Contribution of household health care expenditure to poverty in Oyo State, South West Nigeria: A rural and urban comparison

Journal of Health Management & Informatics, 2017
Introduction: The financial burden of health care costs in Nigeria is borne almost entirely by the individuals and household members as health care financing is still mostly from out of pocket (OOP) payments. OOP payments can lead households into poverty.
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Akindele Olupelumi Adebiyi, Akinola Ayoola Fatiregun   +2 more
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Catastrophic and impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ethiopia: evidence from the Ethiopia socioeconomic survey

Health Economics Review
Background Out-of-pocket payment remains one of the ways to finance health care in Ethiopia accounting 31%. These out-of-pocket health expense leads citizens’ face catastrophic and impoverishing expenditure.
Yamlak Bereket Tadiwos, Meseret Molla Kassahun, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie   +2 more
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Health services utilization, out‐of‐pocket expenditure, and underinsurance among insured non‐elderly cancer survivors in the United States, 2011–2015

Cancer Medicine, 2021
Background High out‐of‐pocket (OOP) expenditure and inadequate insurance coverage may adversely affect cancer survivors. We aimed to characterize the extent and correlates of healthcare utilization, OOP expenditures, and underinsurance among insured ...
Mohammad A. Karim, Amit G. Singal, Robert L. Ohsfeldt, Michael A. Morrisey, Hye‐Chung Kum   +4 more
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National sample surveys show poor households face catastrophic expenditure for oral healthcare services in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Introduction: Globally people pay out-of-pocket (OOP) to access Oral healthcare services. In India, there is limited evidence on estimates of OOP expenditure. We undertook an analysis of national sample survey data on household health care expenditure to
Banuru Muralidhara Prasad, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Om Prakash Bera, Namita Shanbhag   +3 more
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Dental dilemma: escalating out-of-pocket expenditure trends

International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
The increase in global oral diseases is driven by urbanization, inadequate fluoride exposure, easy access to sugary foods, and limited oral health care. Aggressive marketing of sugary products and tobacco/alcohol further worsens the situation, impacting both oral health and overall well-being.
Swati Ghonge, Priyanka K. Borkar, Pooja Shinde, Neha Gawarle   +3 more
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IJCM_236A: Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare among geriatric population in central Kerala

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: India is facing dual challenges caused by a rapid increase in burden of non-communicable diseases, marking epidemiological transition and an unprecedented expansion of geriatric population.
Merin Mariam Roy, Jose Vincent
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Distribution of out of pocket health expenditures in a sub-Saharan Africa country: evidence from the national survey of household standard of living, Côte d’Ivoire

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective The purpose and objective of our research is to identify the determinants of the out of pocket (OOP) health expenditures in the population of Ivory Coast and the ratios across three different area; Abidjan, the rural and urban area.
Akissi Régine Attia-Konan, Agbaya Stéphane Serge Oga, Amadou Touré, Kouakou Luc Kouadio   +3 more
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