Catastrophic Household Expenditure Associated with Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Payments in Spain.

ABSTRACT: The financial effect of households' out-of-pocket payments (OOP) on access and use of health systems has been extensively studied in the literature, especially in emerging or developing countries. However, it has been the subject of little research in European countries, and is almost nonexistent after the financial crisis of 2008. The aim of the work is to analyze the incidence and intensity of financial catastrophism derived from Spanish households' out-of-pocket payments associated with health care during the period 2008-2015. The Household Budget Survey was used and catastrophic measures were estimated, classifying the households into those above the threshold of catastrophe versus below. Three ordered logistic regression models and margins effects were estimated. The results reveal th

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Lopez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7908509 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature