Background: Health prepayment, a key indicator under the Sustainable Development Goals monitoring framework, is strongly associated with household financial protection; however, the impact of government health budget on the level of prepayment has rarely been discussed.Aims: To address the following research questions. (‎1)‎ Does a higher government health budget translate into higher prepayment rates in the healthcare financing system? (‎2)‎ What are the effects of government health budget on public prepayment and private prepaid plans? (‎3)‎ What are ...