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Financial hardship & foregone care Archives - P4H Network
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Forgone care: The blindspot of our health system
Forgone care: The blindspot of our health system
India

UHC is a crucial goal for India and is supported by the Ayushman Bharat initiatives to enhance primary care and health insurance. Despite progress, significant barriers continue to result in forgone care, particularly among vulnerable populations.Universal health...

Iran’s Escalating Drug Prices Push Cancer Patients to Desperation
Iran’s Escalating Drug Prices Push Cancer Patients to Desperation
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

The drastic increase in drug prices in Iran has left many cancer patients unable to afford essential treatments. Amidst growing public outcry, the Iranian regime prioritizes military and foreign interventions over addressing the healthcare crisis, exacerbating the...

High Medical Bills Pose Threat to China’s Economy and Consumer Spending
High Medical Bills Pose Threat to China’s Economy and Consumer Spending
China

Globally, China’s rate of catastrophic health spending is among the highest, far exceeding the 13.2% average recorded in 2017. By comparison, Russia and Malaysia, two countries with similar per-capita GDP, reported rates of 7.7% and 1.5%, respectively.Across China,...

Effective member coverage to be reached by 2025
Effective member coverage to be reached by 2025
Dominican Republic

For the year 2025, which has just begun, there are several challenges for the health system in the Dominican Republic, in order to achieve effective health coverage of the population affiliated to the Family Health Insurance. Among others, it will be necessary to...

Progress in universal health in the Americas
Progress in universal health in the Americas

PAHO’s new report explores unmet healthcare needs, essential service coverage, and financial protection in the Americas. It examines access barriers, economic impacts, and policy gaps, highlighting primary health care's crucial role in advancing equitable, universal...

Political will can boost global health financing
Political will can boost global health financing

The UHC Movement Political Panel urges global leaders to tackle the health financing crisis to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. With millions facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket expenses, decisive action is needed for equitable healthcare...

WHO estimates for out-of-pocket payments in Romania
Romania

Romania has a high incidence of catastrophic health spending, with 1 in 8 households exceeding 40% of their capacity to pay for healthcare in 2015, according to a WHO/Europe report. The burden is greatest on low-income households and older people, driven by...

Guinea: Transition adopts financing agreements for health security
Guinea: Transition adopts financing agreements for health security
Guinea

On May 24, 2024, the National Transition Council adopted two financing agreements for the Health Security Program in West and Central Africa. The agreements had been signed in January between the Republic of Guinea and the International Bank for Reconstruction and...