Trends and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure in China 2010–2018: a national panel data analysis

Abstract Background Catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) are out-of-pocket payments (OOP) that exceed a predefined percentage or threshold of a household’s resources, usually 40 %, that can push households into poverty in China. We analyzed the trends in the incidence and intensity, and explored t...

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Main Authors: Cai Liu, Zhao-min Liu, Stephen Nicholas, Jian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06533-x