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Table 1 Differences of benefits between patients with SSK and without SSK at SSK UzHC

From: Factors affecting the healthcare utilization from Shasthyo Suroksha Karmasuchi scheme among the below-poverty-line population in one subdistrict in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study

Patients with SSK

Patients without SSK

- Free inpatient and outpatient consultation

- Free drugs and diagnostic services for 78 disease groups for inpatient care from contracted private sources

- Structured referral from UzHC to district hospital with transportation support

- Free healthcare supports up to BDT 50,000 per enrolled household per year

- Premium BDT 1,000 per household per year paid by the government

- Need to pay for inpatient and outpatient consultation

- Not all drugs and diagnostics are available at regular supply of hospital

- Need to pay for all types of diagnostics services

- No structured referral with transportation support

- No facility of insurance coverage and premium