What is it about?
The paper explores the latest household budget survey to analyse equity in health care financing, specifically, level and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure and progressivity in out-of-pocket payments.
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Why is it important?
To monitor the evolution of equity in health care financing in Portugal; to compare it with other European countries and to bring attention to the most vulnerable groups of society,
Perspectives
Portugal remains one of the most unequal countries in Europe. It is therefore important to raise awareness on inequities in health. It is also important to note that catastrophic expenditure might be a relevant issue even in countries with a national health service and in countries with generalised mechanisms for risk pooling.
Carlota MM Quintal
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This page is a summary of: Equity in health care financing in Portugal: findings from the Household Budget Survey 2010/2011, Health Economics Policy and Law, November 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1744133115000419.
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