Out of pocket payments and social health insurance for private hospital care: Evidence from Greece
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- 作者：Nikolaos Grigorakisa ; nigrigor@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Christos Florosb ; cfloros@staff.teicrete.gr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Haritini Tsangaria ; tsangari.h@unic.ac.cy" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Evangelos Tsoukatosb ; tsoukat@staff.teicrete.gr" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：OOP payments ; Health shock ; Financial catastrophe ; SHI ; Informal payments ; Greece
- 刊名：Health Policy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：120
- 期：8
- 页码：948-959
- 全文大小：249 K
文摘
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We examine social health insurance's risk pooling mechanisms.
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We consider the catastrophic impact that health care OOPs may have on insured's income and well-being.
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Using data from Greece, we find that the OOPs for inpatient care in private hospitals have a positive relationship with SHI funding.
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We show that the SHI funding is inadequate to total inpatient financing.