00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862369507 Buklod 20210204184609.0 m | | ta 210521s2008 xx a r |||| u|eng d 16551516 (iLib)UPBAG-00039181516 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-1879 Ico, Ronaldo D. author. Catastrophic health care, poverty, and impoverishment in the Philippines Ronaldo D. Ico. [Quezon City] School of Economics, University of the Philippines 2008. pages 109-126 illustrations 23 cm text rdamedia unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Title was 'Philippine Review of Business and Economics' until 1979. Title changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics and Business' from 1980-2000, and again changed to 'Philippine Review of Economics' since 2001. Includes bibliographical references (page 126) The paper attempts to describe catastrophic health spending and its impact on poverty in the Philippine setting. It focuses on the role of out-of-pocket payments for health care as a springboard for measuring the magnitude and analyzing the extent of damage of catastrophic health expenditures. It also explores the scope and trends of health spending in terms of different socioeconomic indicators. More importantly, it delves into trends over time and among different income groups. Medical care Philippines. Medical care Utilization Philippines. Medical care, Cost of Philippines. Health services administration Philippines. Public health administration Philippines. The Philippine Review of Economics Vol.45, no.1 (June 2008), p.109-126. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-1879 Analytics