Assessing the catastrophic effects of out-of-pocket healthcare payments prior to the uptake of a nationwide health insurance scheme in Ghana

Background: Financial risk protection against the cost of unforeseen healthcare has gained global attention in recent years. Although Ghana implemented a nationwide health insurance scheme with a goal of reducing financial barriers to accessing healthcare and addressing impoverishing effects of out-...

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發表在:	Global Health Action
Main Authors:	James Akazili, Diane McIntyre, Edmund W. Kanmiki, John Gyapong, Abraham Oduro, Osman Sankoh, John E. Ataguba
格式:	Article
語言:	英语
出版:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
主題:	catastrophic payment financial risk protection out-of-pocket healthcare payments universal health coverage ghana
在線閱讀:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1289735

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