Overview of the main methods used for estimating catastrophic health expenditure.

ABSTRACT: Out-of-pocket payments are expenditures borne directly by an individual/household for health services that are not reimbursed by any third-party. Households can experience financial hardship when the burden of such out-of-pocket payments is significant. This financial hardship is commonly measured using the "catastrophic health expenditure" (CHE) metric. CHE has been applied as an indicator in several health sectors and health policies. However, despite its importance, the methods used to measure the incidence of CHE vary across different studies and the terminology used can be inconsistent. In this paper, we introduce and raise awareness of the main approaches used to calculate CHE and discuss critical areas of methodological variation in a global health context. We outline the key featur

SUBMITTER: Nguyen HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408045 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature