Catastrophic Household Expenditure Associated with Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Payments in Spain.
Samuel López-LópezRaúl Del Pozo-RubioMarta Ortega-OrtegaFrancisco Escribano-SotosPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
The findings of this study reveal the existence of catastrophic households resulting from OOP payments associated with health care in Spain and the need to design financial protection policies against the financial risk derived from facing these types of costs.