Out-of-pocket payment for primary healthcare in the era of national health insurance: Evidence from northern Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>Ghana introduced a national health insurance program in 2005 with the goal of removing user fees, popularly called "cash and carry", along with their associated catastrophic and impoverishment effects on the population and ensuring access to equitable health...

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Main Authors: Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Ayaga A Bawah, James F Phillips, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, S Patrick Kachur, Patrick O Asuming, Caesar Agula, James Akazili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221146