This study investigates the outcomes out-of-pocket payments (OOPP) produce in terms of
income-related disparities in unmet health needs (UHN) due to inability to pay and …

It is important to monitor equity of access to health services in all countries. We assessed the
levels of out‐of‐pocket (OOP) health spending in three European countries: Denmark …

Background Equity in health financing as one main aspect of health equity plays an
essential role on the path toward universal health coverage. Out of pocket payment (OOP), a …

Background Many low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) of the World Health
Organization (WHO) European Region have introduced social health insurance payroll …

Introduction In order to limit rising publicly-financed health expenditure, out-of-pocket
payments for health care services (OOPP) have been raised in many industrialized …

Objective We report inequity in out-of-pocket payments (OOPP) for hospitalisation in India
between 1995 and 2014 contrasting older population (60 years or more) with a population …

Health care policy seeks to ensure that citizens are protected from the financial risk
associated with needing health care. Yet rising health care costs in many countries are …

Protecting households from high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health care is an
important health system goal. High OOP payments can push households into poverty and …

Abstract Jussi Tervola, Susanna Mukkila, Katja Ilmarinen, Satu Kapiainen. The distributional
effects of out-ofpocket health payments in Finland 2010–2018. National Institute for Health …

Out-of-pocket payments for health can create a financial barrier toaccess, resulting in unmet
need, or lead to financial hardship for peopleusing health services. This report brings …