Extending health insurance in Ghana: effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme on maternity care

Agar Brugiavini and Noemi Pace

Health Economics Review, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Since a greater utilization of health-care services has a strong positive effect on the current and future health status of women and their children, the health-care authorities in Ghana should make every effort to extend this coverage. In particular, since the results of the first step of the bivariate probit regressions suggest that the educational attainment of women is a strong determinant of enrollment, and those with low education and unable to read are less likely to enroll, information on the NHIS should be disseminated in ways that reach those with little or no education. Moreover, the availability of government health facilities in a region is associated with higher likelihood of enrollment in the NHIS. Accordingly, extending geographical access is an important strategy for expanding NHIS membership and improving access to health-care. Copyright Brugiavini and Pace. 2015

Keywords: Health insurance; Maternity care; Out-of-pocket expenses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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