Out-of-pocket expenditure and financial protection in the Chilean health care system—A systematic review

Highlights • In Chile, considerable financial risks prevail despite health reform efforts. • Around 4% of households faced catastrophic health expenditure in 2012. • Less than 1% were pushed into poverty. • Higher income groups are more likely to be exposed to financial catastrophe. • Despite protec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) 2017-05, Vol.121 (5), p.481-494
Hauptverfasser:	Koch, Kira Johanna, Cid Pedraza, Camilo, Schmid, Andreas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AUGE reform Catastrophic health expenditure Catastrophic Illness - economics Chile Criteria Disadvantaged Disaster insurance Financial protection Financing, Personal - statistics & numerical data Health administration Health care access Health care expenditures Health care policy Health Care Reform Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Health insurance Health services Households Humans Impoverishment Inequality Insurance, Health - economics Internal Medicine Literature reviews Out-of-pocket expenditure Payments Personal expenditure Poverty Reforms Risk Socioeconomic Factors Systematic review
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • In Chile, considerable financial risks prevail despite health reform efforts. • Around 4% of households faced catastrophic health expenditure in 2012. • Less than 1% were pushed into poverty. • Higher income groups are more likely to be exposed to financial catastrophe. • Despite protection mechanisms poor and vulnerable groups are still at risk.
ISSN:	0168-8510 1872-6054
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.02.013