The impact of the National Health Insurance Scheme on the interactions between providers and clients in the Bolgatanga and Builsa districts of Ghana

Prepayments and risk pooling through social health insurance has been advocated by international development organizations. Social health insurance is seen as a mechanism that helps mobilize resources for health, pool risk, and provide more access to health care services for the poor. Hence Ghana implemented the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to help promote access to health care services for Ghanaians. The study examined the influence of the NHIS on the behaviour of health care providers in their treatment of insured and uninsured clients.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Health Economics Unit

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Dalinjong, Ayizem Philip

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Honda, Ayako

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12217

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12217