Inequality and private health insurance in Zimbabwe: history, politics and performance

Abstract Introduction Zimbabwe has one of the highest rates of private health insurance (PHI) expenditures as a share of total health expenditures in the world. The perfomamce of PHI, known as Medical Aid Societies in Zimbabwe, requires close monitoring since market failures and weaknesses in public...

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Main Authors: Alison T. Mhazo, Charles C. Maponga, Elias Mossialos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01868-9