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An Alternative Framework for Analyzing Financial Protection in Health

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  • Jennifer Prah Ruger

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Jennifer Prah Ruger argues for a more multidemensional assessment of financial protection in health, which can better capture health expenditures and the full burden of health cost burdens.

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  • Jennifer Prah Ruger, 2012. "An Alternative Framework for Analyzing Financial Protection in Health," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(8), pages 1-6, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1001294
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001294
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    1. Md Mahfuzur Rahman & Cherri Zhang & Khin Thet Swe & Md Shafiur Rahman & Md Rashedul Islam & Md Kamrujjaman & Papia Sultana & Md Zakiul Hassan & Md Shahinul Alam & Md Mizanur Rahman, 2020. "Disease-specific out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban Bangladesh: A Bayesian analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, January.
    2. Owen (O.A.) O'Donnell, 2019. "Financial Protection Against Medical Expense," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 19-010/V, Tinbergen Institute.
    3. Aileen Timmons & Rachael Gooberman-Hill & Linda Sharp, 2013. ""It's at a Time in Your Life When You Are Most Vulnerable": A Qualitative Exploration of the Financial Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis and Implications for Financial Protection in Health," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(11), pages 1-1, November.
    4. Jeyle Ortiz-Rodriguez & Eusebius Small, 2017. "The Financial Burden of Healthcare Cost: Coping Strategies for Medical Expenses in Mexico," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 133(1), pages 275-284, August.
    5. Richard Mussa, 2016. "Exit from catastrophic health payments: a method and an application to Malawi," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 163-174, June.

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