What level of domestic government health expenditure should we aspire to for universal health coverage?

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 125-137

  McIntyre, Di ^a   Meheus, Filip ^a,e   Rottingen, John Arne ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET ALLOCATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE; DOMESTIC GOVERNMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT FUNDING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNIVERSAL HEALTH SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; INSURANCE;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 85016177284     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133116000414     Document Type: Article

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