Prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health care expenditures in Iran from 2008 to 2015: a study on Iranian household income and expenditure survey

Prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health care expenditures in Iran from 2008 to 2015: a study on Iranian household income and expenditure survey

Abstract Background Households exposure to catastrophic health expenditure is a valuable measure to monitor financial protection in health sector payments. The present study had two aims: first, to estimate the prevalence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) in Iran. Second, to in...

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Main Authors: Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Mina Bahrampour, Arash Rashidian, Ali-Akbar Haghdoost, Mohammadreza Akbari Javar, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Health expenditure
Financial equity
Health policy
Iran
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0743-y

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