large wave about to hit tiny figures Up to 90% of all households incurring impoverishing out-of-pocket health spending already are at or below the poverty line. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The pandemic likely has tapped the brakes on two decades of global progress toward universal health coverage. Even before the pandemic, more than a half-billion people were further pushed into extreme poverty because they have to pay for health services out of their own pockets.

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