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. 2011 Sep;8(9):e1001087.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001087. Epub 2011 Sep 6.

Towards improved measurement of financial protection in health

Rodrigo Moreno-Serra  1 , Christopher Millett, Peter C Smith
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Towards improved measurement of financial protection in health

Rodrigo Moreno-Serra et al. PLoS Med. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Christopher Millett and colleagues argue that new metrics are needed to better inform policy development on financial protection in health.

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Conflict of interest statement

PCS is periodically in receipt of research funds from the World Health Organization European Regional Office. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Catastrophic spending incidence and DTP3 immunization coverage among 1-year-olds, 87 countries (various years).
Catastrophic spending is defined as out-of-pocket payments for health reaching at least 40% of a household's nonsubsistence income ,.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Catastrophic spending incidence and percentage of births attended by skilled personnel, 79 countries (various years).
Catastrophic spending is defined as out-of-pocket payments for health reaching at least 40% of a household's non-subsistence income ,.
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