Impoverishing and catastrophic household health spending among families with older adults in Mexico: A health reform priority

Felicia Marie Knaul; Héctor Arreola-Ornelas; Oscar Méndez-Carniado; Ana Cristina Torres

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-47208-9_18

Impoverishing and catastrophic household health spending among families with older adults in Mexico: A health reform priority

Felicia Marie Knaul, Héctor Arreola-Ornelas, Oscar Méndez-Carniado, Ana Cristina Torres

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One of the most important challenges facing health systems is population aging. International estimates suggest that the aging process will increase the cost of health by 41% between 2000 and 2050, so that health spending could reach 11% of work GDP (United Nations, 2002).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Health of Aging Hispanics
Subtitle of host publication	The Mexican-Origin Population
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	237-262
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Print)	0387472061, 9780387472065
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47208-9_18
State	Published - Jan 1 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Impoverishing and catastrophic household health spending among families with older adults in Mexico : A health reform priority. / Knaul, Felicia Marie; Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor; Méndez-Carniado, Oscar; Torres, Ana Cristina.

The Health of Aging Hispanics: The Mexican-Origin Population. Springer New York, 2007. p. 237-262.

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