Impact of performance-based financing on primary health care services in Haiti

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 596-605

  Zeng, Wu ^a   Cros, Marion ^a   Wright, Katherine D ^b   Shepard, Donald S ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Haiti; health financing; maternal child health services; Performance based financing; primary health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HAITI; HEALTH FINANCING; HUMAN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD;

HAITI; HEALTH FINANCING; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PERFORMANCE-BASED FINANCING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; HAITI; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84883479879     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs099     Document Type: Article

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