Publications

Explaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: Comparative evidence from Asia.

This paper examines the incidence of catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures for health in six Asian countries, and discusses implications.

Author(s):Owen O'Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Charu C. Garg, Piya Ha

Date: 1 Jun 2005                                           Type: Monographs

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Projection of Impact of Aging on Health Care Expenditures, Sri Lanka 2001-2051

Sri Lanka has one of the fastest ageing populations in the world. This study develops an actuarial cost projection model to forecast future health spending.

Author(s):Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya

Date: 1 May 2005                                           Type: Project Reports

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Paying out-of-pocket for health care in Asia: Catastrophic and poverty impact.

Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments are the principal means of financing health care throughout much of Asia. We describe the magnitude and distribution of OOP payments for health care in fourteen countries and territories …

Author(s):Eddy van Doorslaer, Owen O'Donnell, Aparnaa Somanathan, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Charu C. Garg, Piya Ha

Date: 1 May 2005                                           Type: Monographs

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Who benefits from public spending on health care in Asia?

We examine the benefit incidence of public health care subsidies in eleven Asian territories, including India, Indonesia and two provinces of China …

Author(s):Owen O'Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Shiva Raj Adhikari, De

Date: 1 May 2005                                           Type: Monographs

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Who pays for health care in Asia?

We describe the structure and the distribution of health care financing in 13 territories that account for 55% of the Asian population, looking specifically at proportionality and progressitivity.

Author(s):Owen O'Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer, Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya, Aparnaa Somanathan, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Ba

Date: 1 Apr 2005                                           Type: Monographs

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