Does Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme provide financial protection to tuberculosis patients and their households?

Debora Pedrazzoli, Daniel J. Carter, Josephine Borghi, Samia Laokri, Delia Boccia and Rein MGJ. Houben

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 277, issue C

Abstract: Financial barriers are a key limitation to accessing health services, such as tuberculosis (TB) care in resource-poor settings. In Ghana, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), established in 2003, officially offers free TB care to those enrolled. Using data from the first Ghana's national TB patient cost survey, we address two key questions 1) what are the key determinants of costs and affordability for TB-affected households, and 2) what would be the impact on costs for TB-affected households of expanding NHIS to all TB patients?

Keywords: Health insurance; Patient cost; NHIS; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113875

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