Increase of catastrophic health expenditure while it does not have socio-economic anymore; finding from a district on Tehran after recent extensive health sector reform

Abstract Background Ensuring financial protection of the community against health care expenditures is one of the fundamental goals of the health system. Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) occurs when out-of-pocket health expenditures due to health care expenses considerably affect family life....

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hassan Kazemi-galougahi, Elham Dadgar, Zahra Kavosi, Reza Majdzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4418-1