Financial Catastrophism Inherent with Out-of-Pocket Payments in Long Term Care for Households: A Latent Impoverishment

Financial Catastrophism Inherent with Out-of-Pocket Payments in Long Term Care for Households: A Latent Impoverishment

Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are configured as an important source of financing long-term care (LTC). However, very few studies have analyzed the risk of impoverishment and catastrophic effects of OOP in LTC. To estimate the contribution of users to the financing of LTC and to analyze th...

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Main Authors: Raúl Del Pozo-Rubio, Isabel Pardo-García, Francisco Escribano-Sotos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
out-of-pocket payments
catastrophic long-term care payments
impoverishing
poverty impact
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/1/295

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