Institutional Financing of Catastrophic Health Expenditures

• Published in: Journal of Philippine development Vol. 40; no. 1/2; p. 67
• Main Author: Caballes, Alvin B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Makati City Philippine Institute for Development Studies 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Dengue fever; Focus groups; Government agencies; Health care expenditures; Health expenditure; Health insurance; Health services; Households; Impoverishment; Intensive care; Patients; Poverty; Social workers; Studies

Patients' financial protection is considered a key component of health systems and has been a consistent policy goal of the Department of Health (DOH). Of paramount importance are catastrophic health expenditures, which can severely restrict affected patients and families' access to much-n...