Author : Eddy van Doorslaer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Measurement and Explanation of Inequality in Health and Health Care in Low-income Settings by : Eddy van Doorslaer
Download or read book Measurement and Explanation of Inequality in Health and Health Care in Low-income Settings written by Eddy van Doorslaer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper describes approaches to the measurement and explanation of income-related inequality and inequity in health care financing, health care utilization and health and considers the applicability and the feasibility of these methods in low-income countries. Results from a comparative study of 14 Asian countries are used to illustrate the main issues. The structure of health finance in low-income countries, in particular the heavy reliance on out-of-pocket payments, means that the equity issues in finance are quite different from those of concern in high-income countries. Primary concern is not with the distribution of contributions to pre-payment mechanisms but with the deterrent effect of payments on utilization and the distribution of uninsured payment risks. Measurement of inequity in utilization of health care in low-income countries is constrained by the lack of reliable measures of health that can be used to standardize..." -- abstract.