To What Extent Do Free Healthcare Policies and Performance-Based Financing Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Outpatient services? Evidence From a Quasi-experimental Study in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Thit Thit Aye (Author), Hoa Thi Nguyen (Author), Stephan Brenner (Author), Paul Robyn (Author), Ludovic Tapsoba (Author), Julia Lohmann (Author), Manuela De Allegri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background  Burkina Faso has been implementing financing reforms towards universal health coverage (UHC) since 2006. Recently, the country introduced a performance-based financing (PBF) program as well as user fee removal (gratuité) policy for health services aimed at pregnant and lactating women a...