Financial Catastrophe
The study's financial catastrophe rate was much higher than Nepal's general population CHE rate. Cross-country differences in CHE are shaped by health financing design as well as income levels. Financial catastrophe was defined as OOP heal…
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The study's financial catastrophe rate was much higher than Nepal's general population CHE rate. Cross-country differences in CHE are shaped by health financing design as well as income levels. Financial catastrophe was defined as OOP healthcare payments of at least 40% of household disposable income after subsistence needs. A majority of haemodialysis patients in the study experienced financial catastrophe.