Health insurance systems in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Medicine benefits and data for decision making

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-202

  Carapinha, João L ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^b   Desta, Abayneh Tamer ^c   Wagner, Anita K ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicine benefits; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; KENYA; NIGERIA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 79551585846     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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