Revisiting out-of-pocket requirements: trends in spending, financial access barriers, and policy in ten high-income countries

Revisiting out-of-pocket requirements: trends in spending, financial access barriers, and policy in ten high-income countries

Abstract Background Countries rely on out-of-pocket (OOP) spending to different degrees and employ varying techniques. The article examines trends in OOP spending in ten high-income countries since 2000, and analyzes their relationship to self-assessed barriers to accessing health care services. The...

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Main Authors: Thomas Rice, Wilm Quentin, Anders Anell, Andrew J. Barnes, Pauline Rosenau, Lynn Y. Unruh, Ewout van Ginneken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Access
Coinsurance
Copayments
Deductibles
Cost-sharing
Comparative health systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3185-8

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