On the Measurement of Financial Protection: An Assessment of the Usefulness of the Catastrophic Health Expenditure Indicator to Monitor Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage

Ensuring financial protection (FP) against health expenditures is a key component of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.8, which aims to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). While the proportion of households with catastrophic health expenditures exceeding a proportion of their total income or...

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Main Authors: Karen A. Grépin, Bridget R. Irwin, Benjamin Sas Trakinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Health Systems & Reform
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2020.1744988