Cost of healthcare as a barrier to access, a cross sectional analysis (published 2016)
– Adults with asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had 109% higher household out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure than did those with no health condition
– People with a chronic condition were also more likely to forego care because of cost
– People with asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had 6.16 times higher odds of skipping healthcare than people with no health condition.
Categories:
Cost of Asthma
Entry Date:
01/07/2021
Source 1 Name:
Callander Emily J., Corscadden Lisa, Levesque Jean-Frederic (2016) Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure and chronic disease – do Australians forgo care because of the cost? Australian Journal of Primary Health.