Evaluation of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: are political promises translated into actions?
Abstract Background Despite political promise to reduce out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure on healthcare through the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of Nepal, its implementation is challenging with low enrolment and high drop-out rates. Program performance can often be linked with political ec...
Main Authors: | Geha N. Khanal, Bishal Bharadwaj, Nijan Upadhyay, Tulasi Bhattarai, Minakshi Dahal, Resham B. Khatri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Health Research Policy and Systems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00952-w |
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