Insured persons dilemma about other family members: A perspective on the national health insurance scheme in Nigeria

The need for health care reforms and alternative financing mechanism in many low and middle-income countries has been advocated. This led to the introduction of the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria, at first with the enrollment of formal sector employees. A qualitative study was co...

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Published in:	Journal of Public Health in Africa
Main Authors:	Nasir Umar, Shafiu Mohammed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2011-09-01
Subjects:	insurance health health insurance national health program
Online Access:	https://publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/1130

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