Trend and status of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Iran: equity and catastrophic effect
Abstract Background Equity in the distribution of health care resources and mitigating the risk of out-of-pocket (OOP) catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHE) are the major objectives of the health system of a country. This study aims to measure equity in OOP payments for healthcare and the incid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-11-01
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Series: | Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42506-020-00055-w |