Changes in equity in out-of-pocket payments during the period of health care reforms: Evidence from Hungary

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Baji, Petra ^a,b,c   Pavlova, Milena ^c   Gulácsi, Lászlá ^a,b   Groot, Wim ^c,d  

^a Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

^b Center for Public Affairs Studies Foundation   (Hungary)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equity; Health care reforms; Household expenditure; Hungary; Kakwani index

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDEX METHOD; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE REFORM;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCOME; OUT OF POCKET PAYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TAX;

DRUG COSTS; FEES, MEDICAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

HUNGARY;

EID: 84866132964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-36     Document Type: Article

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