The out-of-pocket burden of chronic diseases: the cases of Belgian, Czech and German older adults

• Main Authors: Veronika Kočiš Krůtilová (Author), Lewe Bahnsen (Author), Diana De Graeve (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Out-of-pocket payments have a diverse impact on the burden of those with a higher morbidity or the chronically ill. As the prevalence of chronic diseases increases with age, older adults are a vulnerable group. The paper aims to evaluate the impact of chronic diseases on the out-...