Background One way to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in low-and middle-
income countries (LMIC) is the implementation of health insurance schemes. A robust and …

Background Financial risk protection (FRP), defined as households' access to needed
healthcare services without experiencing undue financial hardship, is a critical health …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize healthcare access and utilization among older
Brazilians. METHODS Data are from the baseline wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study …

Objectives To investigate trends and socio‐economic disparities in the catastrophic health
expenditure (CHE) and health impoverishment in China after major reform of the health …

Background Since the early 1990s, Colombia has made great strides in extending
healthcare coverage to its population. In order to measure the impact of these efforts, it is …

Background The elderly face a greater burden of illnesses than other age groups and have
a more frequent need of healthcare, including in-patient hospitalisations. Catastrophic …

Abstract Background The Seguro Popular (SP) was launched in 2004 to increase access to
healthcare and reduce catastrophic expenditures among the Mexican population. To …

Countries around the world have committed to achieving universal health coverage as part
of the Sustainable Development Goals agreed upon by all United Nations members …

BACKGROUND The treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) has become costly and difficult to
access for patients living in low‐income to middle‐income countries. METHODS The current …

In 2004 the government of Mexico initiated an ambitious program, Seguro Popular, to extend
health insurance coverage to poor and informal-sector workers. While the program had a …