In many settings, patient costs were found to be "catastrophic" in that they amounted to 10% or more of average annual incomes.
On average, 64percentt of medical costs in India are paid out of pocket — which can prove to be catastrophic for many in a country where the average annual income is just under $2,000.
The turmoil in the industry has been catastrophic for many Latin American coffee farmers.
This review shows that, while costs are catastrophic for many patients, they are minimal for others.
It is arguably the biggest player in the financial services industry; a collapse, many fear, could be catastrophic.
(Chief Nurse in charge of nursing care, district hospital) "...when the TC is absent the result is catastrophic; many resources are spent for [patient] referrals, transport, etc".
Many analysts agree that a disorderly exit would be catastrophic for Greece, fuelling inflation and intensifying hardship as imports would rocket in price.
Balance is a worry for many old people, and falls can be catastrophic.
Concealing, in my view, would be catastrophic.
