Background Chronic disease-related catastrophic health spending is frequent in Ethiopia
affecting several households, particularly the poorest ones. A community-based health …

Introduction Moving towards the goal of universal health coverage requires strengthening
service delivery and overcoming significant financial barriers. The Government of Ethiopia is …

Background Out-of-pocket health expenditure is the proportion of total health expenditure
that is paid by individuals and households at the time of health service. Hence, the objective …

Objective Every health system needs to take action to shield households from the expense
of medical costs. The Ethiopian government implemented community-based health …

Background Catastrophic health expenditure is health spending that is not covered by a
health-care plan. These costs tend to escalate over time, due to chronic illnesses …

Background Every year, 808 million people face catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), and
122 million people were pushed into poverty. It aggravates healthcare inequalities, incurs …

Background Community-based health insurance schemes are becoming increasingly
recognized as a potential strategy to achieve universal health coverage in developing …

Ethiopia is an underfinanced country when compared to the Sub‐Saharan average. Direct
payment has a high account in Ethiopia and inhibits access to health services for the poor …

Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a prepayment method of financial
contributions for healthcare which aims to risk pooling, avoidance of catastrophic and …

Objectives The objective of this study was to compare differences in healthcare utilisation
between community-based health insurance member households and non-member …