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The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease - P4H Network

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The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease

Lao People’s Democratic Republic has implemented the National Health Insurance (NHI) since  2016. Recently, 
haemodialysis has been included under the benefit package of the NHI scheme. This study aims to analyze the effects of NHI on accessibility and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic kidney disease in Savannakhet Province. Findings show that NHI has improved accessibility to health service utilization of patients with chronic kidney disease. However, there are barriers to accessing health services and a risk of financial hardship due to nonmedical expenses.

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20 Jun 2022