Extending coverage to informal sector populations in Kenya: design preferences and implications for financing policy
Abstract Background Universal health coverage (UHC) is important in terms of improving access to quality health care while protecting households from the risk of catastrophic health spending and impoverishment. However, progress to UHC has been hampered by the measures to increase mandatory prepaid...
Main Authors: | Vincent Okungu, Jane Chuma, Stephen Mulupi, Diane McIntyre |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2805-z |
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