Horizontal equity in utilisation of care and fairness of health financing: A comparison of micro-health insurance and user fees in Rwanda

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-31

  Schneider, Pia ^a,b,c   Hanson, Kara ^a  

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

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizontal inequity; Insurance; Minimum standard approach; Rwanda; User fees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; FEE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

COST SHARING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; POVERTY; RWANDA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 31344462896     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1014     Document Type: Article

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