Progress on impoverishing health spending in 122 countries: a retrospective observational study

Background: The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) requires that families who get needed health care do not suffer financial hardship as a result. This can be measured by instances of impoverishment, when a household's consumption including out-of-pocket spending on health is more than the...

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Main Authors: Adam Wagstaff, DPhil, Gabriela Flores, PhD, Marc-François Smitz, MSc, Justine Hsu, MSc, Kateryna Chepynoga, MA, Patrick Eozenou, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17304862