Does the national health insurance scheme in Ghana reduce household cost of treating malaria in the Kassena-Nankana districts?

Does the national health insurance scheme in Ghana reduce household cost of treating malaria in the Kassena-Nankana districts?

Introduction: The Government of Ghana introduced the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003 to replace out-of-pocket (OOP) payment for health services with the inherent aim of reducing the direct cost of treating illness to households. Objective: To assess the effects of the NHIS in reducin...

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Main Authors: Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Patricia Akweongo, Raymond Aborigo, Timothy Awine, Daniel Kweku Azongo, Prosper Asaana, Frank Atuguba, Abraham Oduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-05-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
national health insurance
treatment seeking
malaria
cost
Kassena-Nankana district
Ghana
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/23848/pdf_1

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