Evaluating the effectiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund in providing financial protection to households with hypertension and diabetes patients in Kenya

• Main Authors: Robinson Oyando (Author), Vincent Were (Author), Hillary Koros (Author), Richard Mugo (Author), Jemima Kamano (Author), Anthony Etyang (Author), Adrianna Murphy (Author), Kara Hanson (Author), Pablo Perel (Author), Edwine Barasa (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can impose a substantial financial burden to households in the absence of an effective financial risk protection mechanism. The national health insurance fund (NHIF) has included NCD services in its national scheme. We evaluated the effectiveness...