The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) requires that families who get needed health care do not suffer financial hardship as a result. This can be measured by instances of impoverishment, when a household's consumption including out-of-pocket spending on health is more than the poverty line but its consumption, excluding out-of-pocket spending, is less than the poverty line. This links UHC directly to the policy goal of reducing poverty.

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122 个国家在减少卫生支出方面取得的进展：一项回顾性观察研究。

全民健康覆盖 (UHC) 的目标要求获得所需医疗保健的家庭不会因此而遭受经济困难。这可以通过贫困的实例来衡量，当一个家庭的消费（包括自付费用）高于贫困线，但其消费（不包括自付费用）低于贫困线。这将全民健康覆盖与减少贫困的政策目标直接联系起来。