Development of the Kisiizi hospital health insurance scheme: lessons learned and implications for universal health coverage
Abstract Background Kisiizi Hospital Health Insurance scheme started in 1996 to; improve access to health services, and provide a stable source of funding and reduce bad debts to Kisiizi hospital. Objectives of this study were; to describe Kisiizi Hospital Health Insurance scheme and to document les...
Main Authors: | Sebastian Olikira Baine, Alex Kakama, Moses Mugume |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3266-8 |
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