Out-of-pocket expenditure

Out-of-pocket expenditure

Infographic: TBS

Health Reform Commission focuses on reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs

The 12-member commission aims to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and universal when a WHO estimation of 2022 shows Bangladeshis bear 72.5% of their total healthcare expenses out of...

Sketch: TBS

The economics of health and the health of economics

More rural healthcare funding could cut out-of-pocket costs by 18%: Economist

More rural healthcare funding could cut out-of-pocket costs by 18%: Economist

Why out-of-pocket health spending moving in wrong direction

Why out-of-pocket health spending moving in wrong direction

Out-of-pocket spending on treatment rises further

Out-of-pocket spending on treatment rises further

When health cost is a catastrophe for a family

When health cost is a catastrophe for a family

A large portion of our population can’t afford to pay rising healthcare costs and as a result they are choosing not to seek healthcare services. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

We planned to halve out-of-pocket expenditure in healthcare and then went the other way

Many don’t take medical care as out-of-pocket spending keeps rising

Many don’t take medical care as out-of-pocket spending keeps rising