Willingness to pay for health insurance in a developing economy. A pilot study of the informal sector of Ghana using contingent valuation

Health Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-237

  Asenso Okyere, W Kwadwo ^a   Osei Akoto, Isaac ^a   Anum, Adote ^a   Appiah, Ernest N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Household; Pay; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEES, MEDICAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0031423551     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(97)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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