To What Extent Do Free Healthcare Policies and Performance-Based Financing Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Outpatient services? Evidence From a Quasi-experimental Study in Burkina Faso

Background  Burkina Faso has been implementing financing reforms towards universal health coverage (UHC) since 2006. Recently, the country introduced a performance-based financing (PBF) program as well as user fee removal (gratuité) policy for health services aimed at pregnant and lactating women an...

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Main Authors: Thit Thit Aye, Hoa Thi Nguyen, Stephan Brenner, Paul Robyn, Ludovic Tapsoba, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4356_a9d9f07f3e65373da38acab4228ef790.pdf