Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in Montenegro: summary

Overview

This review assesses the extent to which people in Montenegro face financial barriers that prevent them from accessing health care or experience financial hardship when they use health care. It covers the period from 2006 to 2025 using data from household budget surveys from 2006 to 2015, 2017 and 2021 (‎the latest available year)‎, data on unmet need for health care up to 2022 (‎the latest available year)‎ and information on health coverage policy (‎population coverage, service coverage and user charges)‎ up to March 2025.