Determining factors of catastrophic health spending in Bogota, Colombia

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-100

  Lara, Jeannette Liliana Amaya ^a   Gómez, Fernando Ruiz ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Catastrophic spending; Health economy; Health insurance; Health service inequity; Out of pocket expenditure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; PATIENT; POVERTY; STATISTICS; TERMINAL DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; COLOMBIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY;

EID: 79956143515     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-011-9089-3     Document Type: Article

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