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