The Determinants Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh: Evidence from Household Income and Expenditure Survey-2010

Mahumud, Rashidul Alam; Sarker, Abdur Razzaque; Sultana, Marufa; Sheikh, Nurnabi; Islam, Md. Nurul; Hossain, Md. Ripter

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6104-2_19

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…At the micro level, many studies have focused on the income elasticity of OOPHE in developing countries and have relied on cross sectional datasets [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. Results tend to vary among studies.…”

Section: Brief Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is now a gradual transition of focus from the analysis of healthcare efficiency towards equity in healthcare provisions, with growing interest to align healthcare costs to household income levels [ 6 , 7 ]. At the same time, there is a shift towards the demand side determinants of healthcare at the household level [ 7 , 8 , 9 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As per Nundoochan [ 13 ], the phenomena of rising OOPHE, which brings in its wake catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment, could be partially explained by increasing unmet demands of patients attending public facilities as a result of the inefficient use of resources and who in turn have recourse to private healthcare against payment. As explained by Mahumud et al [ 8 ], payment out-of-pocket is not an equitable or efficient financing mechanism. This expansion can mean growing inequalities in access in the free healthcare system.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

An Empirical Analysis of Income Elasticity of Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in Mauritius

Jeetoo

Jaunky

2022

Healthcare

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A free universal healthcare provision exists in Mauritius. Yet the share of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure out of total household expenditure has been growing over time. This study estimates income elasticity of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure using Mauritian household data within an Engel curve framework. In the absence of longitudinal data on out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure patterns, the study proposes the application of the pseudo-panel approach using cross-sectional Household Budget Survey waves from 1996/97 to 2017. Income elasticity of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure is estimated to be 0.938, which is just below unity. This implies that out-of-pocket healthcare demand is not considered to be a luxury, but a necessity in Mauritius. In order to see the differences in income elasticities by income groups, separate regressions are estimated for each income quartile over different years. The results indicate that income elasticities of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure vary non-monotonically.

show abstract

Section: Brief Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%