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