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Self-reported unmet need is a significant problem in Estonia. It was declining before the economic crisis but has risen sharply since 2009; since 2010 it has been well above the

For households in each financial protection category, the percentage of out-of-pocket payments on different types of health goods and services should be reported, if the sample

Although the incidence of catastrophic spending is higher in Cyprus than in many other European Union countries, it is low when compared to countries with similarly high levels

Health systems with strong financial protection and low levels of unmet need share the following features: there are no large gaps in health coverage; coverage policy – the way

Concerns about financial protection have remained throughout the reform period, in spite of evidence of improvement in the early phases of reform. As access to health services

National survey data suggest that barriers to access may be more widespread than the EU-SILC data show. They also show that unmet need for prescribed medicines is higher than

For households in each financial protection category, the percentage of out-of-pocket payments on different types of health goods and services should be reported, if the sample

Coverage policy could be strengthened by: extending the number of essential outpatient medicines covered by CNAM and at the same time introducing exemptions from co-payments for