How social policies can improve financial accessibility of healthcare: a multi-level analysis of unmet medical need in European countries

摘要

BackgroundThe article explores in how far financial accessibility of healthcare (FAH) is restricted for low-income groups and identifies social protection policies that can supplement health policies in guaranteeing universal access to healthcare. The article is aimed to advance the literature on comparative European social epidemiology by focussing on income-related barriers of healthcare take-up.