out-of-pocket payment
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out-of-pocket
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌaʊt.əvˌpɒk.ɪt ɪkˈspen.sɪz/us/ˌaʊt̬.əvˌpɑː.kɪt ɪkˈspen.sɪz/
used about money that you have to spend yourself rather than having it paid for you, for example by your employer or ...
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payment
noun
uk/ˈpeɪ.mənt/us/ˈpeɪ.mənt/
an amount of ...
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Patients were told that their response represented anout-of-pocketpaymentfor the test.
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Althoughout-of-pocketpaymentexists, operating grants and reimbursements from the state make out-ofpocket payment less important.
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For widows, pensioners, disabled persons, and orphans with low incomes, special rates hold (10% of the fee or noout-of-pocketpayment).
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Under this system, the maximumout-of-pocketpaymentby an insured is 80,000 yen ($670) per month, with somewhat higher out-of-pocket costs for employees with higher salaries (13).
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Since out-of-pocket payments are absent or do not differ across hospitals, actual transaction prices are not relevant for patient hospital choice.
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There are four key sources of funds for health care: taxation, contributions to social insurance schemes, voluntary subscriptions to private insurance schemes, and out-of-pocket payments (6).
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In addition, consumers are sensitive to the price of medical care, but they are likely to become less sensitive to price changes due to lower out-of-pocket payments (16).
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Social health insurance and taxation are compulsory, while voluntary insurance and out-of-pocket payments are voluntary.
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Part of out-of-pocket payments are copayments, which are being used more often in attempts to both raise more money and to reduce the demand for health care.
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Examples of out-of-pocket payments involved in cost sharing include copays, deductibles and coinsurance.
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Half of private health expenditure comes from private insurance and the remaining half is supplied by out-of-pocket payments.
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The burden of out-of-pocket payments for health services and for private health insurance policies doubled over the last decade.
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An estimated 30% of the population is deterred from seeking medical services at all due to the high level of out-of-pocket payments charged.
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Healthcare was meant to be free at the point of delivery, but illegal out-of-pocket payments to health professionals were also common.
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Furthermore, out-of-pocket payments for care are relatively high compared with immigrant's homeland, leading to a reluctance to pay.
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In practice, a person with private insurance may still be left with out-of-pocket payments, as services in private hospitals often cost more than the insurance payment.
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