Who pays and who benefits from health care? An assessment of equity in health care financing and benefit distribution in Tanzania

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Mtei, Gemini ^a   Makawia, Suzan ^a   Ally, Mariam ^b   Kuwawenaruwa, August ^a   Meheus, Filip ^c,d   Borghi, Josephine ^a,e  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

benefit incidence; Equity; financing incidence; pro poor; pro rich; progressive; regressive; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

COST SHARING; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA;

EID: 84858199667     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs018     Document Type: Article

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