Catastrophic Health Expenditure

The uncertainty of health need, catastrophic costs of medical care, and risk-averse nature of individuals place risk pooling at the center of health-care financing. For a variety of reasons, however, many health systems in low- and middle-income countries do not take advantage of risk pooling. Efforts should be made to pool risk through public health insurance programs

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Prah Ruger, Jennifer
Publisher:	[2014]: [S.l.] : SSRN

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (2 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Ruger JP. “Catastrophic Health Expenditure,” Lancet, 2003 In: 362(9388): 996-7 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 20, 2003 erstellt
Classification:	H51 - Government Expenditures and Health ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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