Sağlık Hizmetleri Finansmanında Cepten Harcama: Nedir? Neden Önemlidir?

Cepten harcamalar, birçok ülkede değişen boyutlarda sağlık sistemi finansman aracı olarak kullanılmaktadır. Özellikle düşük gelirli ülkeler açısından önemli bir finansman kaynağı olan cepten harcamalar, olumlu etkilerinin yanı sıra bireyler ve sağlık sistemi açısından birçok önemli sorun yaratma potansiyeline sahiptir. Bu nedenle, cepten harcamalar, ülkelerin temel finansman politikaları ile ilgili sorunlarından biridir. Bu makalede, cepten sağlık harcamasının tanımı, unsurları ve etkileri açıklanmakta ve cepten harcamaların etkileri ile baş edebilme yollarına ilişkin tartışmalar sunulmaktadır

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