A tale of two visions: The changing fortunes of Social Health Insurance in South Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-58

  McIntyre, Di ^a   Doherty, Jane ^b   Gilson, Lucy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity; Health financing; Health policy; Social health insurance; South Africa; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CALCULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TAX;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037374080     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/18.1.47     Document Type: Review

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