Health services availability and readiness moderate cash transfer impacts on health insurance enrolment: evidence from the LEAP 1000 cash transfer program in Ghana

• Main Authors: Peter Otieno (Author), Gustavo Angeles (Author), Sarah Quiñones (Author), Vincent van Halsema (Author), Jacob Novignon (Author), Tia Palermo (Author), the LEAP 1000 Evaluation Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Expanding health insurance coverage is a priority under Sustainable Development Goal 3. To address the intersection between poverty and health and remove cost barriers, the government of Ghana established the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Government further linked NHIS...