Catastrophic and poverty impacts of health payments: results from national household surveys in Thailand

Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects

“…17 The expansion of universal access to antiretroviral treatment during 2002-07 resulted in another decline in the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in both rich and poor households.…”

Equity in maternal and child health in Thailand

“…10 Few households become impoverished through health care costs because the health service is comprehensive and free of charge at the point of service. 11 This progressive financing model, in addition to the equitable use of health services and public spending on health, have made Thailand one of the best performers in the Asia-Pacific region. [12][13][14][15] Equity in the Thai health systems has been attributed to the extension of health facilities and human resources over the past three decades 16 and to the policy transition from "piecemeal targeting" to an approach that focuses on universality.…”

Healthcare access and the patterns of maternal health care utilization among poor and non-poor women living in urban areas in Portugal

“…Thus, the incapacity to afford the cost of health care appears as a central aspect of access to health care in a deprivation context [7]. Our study indicates the existence of significant differences between social groups regarding capacity to afford the cost of pharmaceuticals (a proxy for reduced financial access to health care), first for themselves and others in the household and lastly for their children [40,41].…”