Effect of a public health protection scheme for the below-poverty-line population on out-of-pocket inpatient care expenditure in Bangladesh: findings from a quasi-experimental study

Effect of a public health protection scheme for the below-poverty-line population on out-of-pocket inpatient care expenditure in Bangladesh: findings from a quasi-experimental study

Abstract Background In Bangladesh, households’ out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure accounts for 68.5% of the total health expenditure. The Government of Bangladesh has been implementing a pilot health protection scheme called Shasthyo Surokhsha Karmasuchi (SSK) to protect the below-poverty-line p...

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Main Authors: Md. Golam Rabbani, Md. Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Md. Nurul Amin, Mohammad Shahadt Hossain Mahmud, Ziaul Islam, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Health protection scheme
Shasthyo Surokhsha Karmasuchi
Inpatient
Out-of-pocket health expenditure
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13168-9
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