Free versus subsidised healthcare: options for fee exemptions, access to care for vulnerable groups and effects on the health system in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background The many forms of healthcare fee exemptions implemented in Burkina Faso since the 2000s have varied between total exemption (free) and cost subsidisation. This article examines both options, their contextual variations and the ways in which they affect access to healthcare for vu...

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Main Author: Maurice Yaogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-017-0210-z