An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of policy navigators to improve access to care for the poor in the Philippines

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Solon, Orville ^a   Peabody, John W ^b   Woo, Kimberly ^b   Quimbo, Stella A ^a   Florentino, Jhiedon ^a   Shimkhada, Riti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Cost effectiveness; Health insurance; Policy; Social experiment; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 67651027579     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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