The impact of micro health insurance on Rwandan health centre costs

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-48

  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

Cost in health centres; Insurance in low income areas; Provider payment

Indexed keywords

CAPITATION FEE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; RWANDA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RWANDA;

EID: 33846612706     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czl030     Document Type: Review

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