Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme: Insights from Members, Administrators and Health Care Providers

被引:8
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作者
Barimah, Kofi Bobi [1 ]
Mensah, Joseph [2 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Coll Ghana Fiapre, Fac Publ Hlth & Allied Sci, Sunyani, Ghana
[2] York Univ, Toronto, ON M3J 2R7, Canada
关键词
Ghana; national health insurance; qualitative research; health coverage; health financing;
D O I
10.1353/hpu.2013.0144
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established as part of a poverty reduction strategy to make health care more affordable to Ghanaians. It is envisaged that it will eventually replace the existing cash-and-carry system. This paper examines the views of NHIS administrators, members/enrollees, and health care providers on how the Scheme operates in practice. It is part of a larger evaluation project on Ghana's NHIS, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Global Development Network as part of a two-year global research. We rely primarily on qualitative data from focus group discussion in the Brong Ahafo and the Upper East regions respectively. Our findings suggest that the NHIS has improved access to affordable health care services and prescription drugs to many people in Ghana. However, there are concerns about fraud and corruption that must be addressed if the Scheme is to be financially viable.
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页码:1378 / 1390
页数:13
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