We propose a method of measuring and decomposing inequity in health care utilisation that allows for heterogeneity in the use–need relationship. This makes explicit inequity that derives from unequal treatment response to variation in need, as well as that due to differential effects of...

We estimate the distributional incidence of health care financing in 13 Asian territories that account for 55% of the Asian population. In all territories, higher-income households contribute more to the financing of health care. The better-off contribute more as a proportion of ability to pay...