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Who Pays for Health Care in Asia?

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  • Owen O’Donnell

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We describe the structure and the distribution of health care financing in 13 territories that account for 55% of the Asian population. Survey data on household payments are combined with Health Accounts data on aggregate expenditures by source to estimate distributions of total health financing.In all territories, high-income households contribute more than low-income households to the financing of health care. In general, the better off contribute more as a proportion of ability to pay in low and lower-middle income territories. The disproportionality is in the opposite direction in three high/middle income territories operating universal social insurance. Direct taxation is the most progressive source of finance and is most progressive in poorer economies with a narrow tax base.[ EQUITAP Working Paper1/2005]

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  • Owen O’Donnell, 2006. "Who Pays for Health Care in Asia?," Working Papers id:775, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:775
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