Health insurance for patients with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam: coverage and barriers

Abstract Background Health insurance (HI) plays an important role in ensuring the financial equity by the risk pooling mechanism and reducing the economic burden of healthcare for HIV/AIDS patients. However, there is a lack of evidence to clearly understand HI coverage in regard to people living wit...

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Main Authors: Quyen Le Thi Nguyen, Tuong Van Phan, Bach Xuan Tran, Long Hoang Nguyen, Chau Ngo, Huong Thi Thu Phan, Carl A. Latkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2464-0