The impact of user fee removal policies on household out-of-pocket spending: evidence against the inverse equity hypothesis from a population based study in Burkina Faso

V. Ridde (), Isabelle Agier, A. Jahn, O. Mueller, J. Tiendrebéogo, M. Yé and M. De Allegri ()

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2015, vol. 16, issue 1, 55-64

Abstract: The Burkinabè policy led to a significant and sustained reduction in household OOP health spending across all socio-economic groups, but failed to properly target the poorest by ensuring a progressive payment system. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Keywords: User fees; Abolition; Maternal health; Policy; Out-of-pocket spending; Burkina Faso; C01; I14; I18; I38; Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-013-0553-5

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