Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Italy
who.int (05.09.2025) This review is part of a series of country-based studies generating new evidence on affordable access to health care (financial protection) in health systems in Europe. Financial protection is central to universal health coverage and a core dimension of health system performance. Catastrophic health spending is higher in Italy than in many other European Union countries. It is heavily concentrated in households with low incomes, households in the southern region and households headed by pensioners.
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italy
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Health
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