Paying for and receiving benefits from health services in South Africa: Is the health system equitable?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Ataguba, John E ^a   McIntyre, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

benefit incidence analysis; health care benefits; health care financing; Health system; progressivity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84858275249     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs005     Document Type: Article

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