The impact of National Health Insurance upon accessibility of health services and financial protection from catastrophic health expenditure: a case study of Savannakhet province, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Table 1 NHI contribution system

Health facilities	OPD contribution	IPD contribution	Both OPD and IPD^a
Village health centre	5000 LAK (US$0.60)	N/A	N/A
District hospital	10,000 LAK (US$1.20)	30,000 LAK (US$3.60)	30,000 LAK (10,000 + 20,000) LAK^b (US$3.60)
Referral/provincial hospital	15,000 LAK ($US1.80)	30,000 LAK (US$3.60)	30,000 LAK (15,000 + 15,000) LAK^c (US$3.60)

IPD inpatient department, OPD outpatient department
^aTransfer from OPD to IPD
^bAt district hospital, patients already paid 10,000 LAK ($1.20) for OPD, if they are transferred to IPD they need to pay an additional 20,000 LAK ($2.40), which amounts to a total of 30,000 LAK ($3.60)
^cAt referral/provincial hospital, patients already paid 15,000 LAK ($1.80) for OPD, if they are transferred to IPD they need to pay an additional 15,000 LAK ($1.80), which amounts to a total of 30,000 LAK ($3.60)

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