Universal financial protection through National Health Insurance: A stakeholder analysis of the proposed one-time premium payment policy in Ghana

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 263-278

  Abiiro, Gilbert Abotisem ^a,b   McIntyre, Di ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

national health insurance; stakeholder analysis; Universal coverage; universal financial protection

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FEE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; ARTICLE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS; UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL PROTECTION;

FEES AND CHARGES; FOCUS GROUPS; GHANA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84871777405     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs059     Document Type: Article

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