Barriers to access and the purchasing function of health equity funds: lessons from Cambodia
PROBLEM: High out-of-pocket payments and user fees with unfunded exemptions limit access to health services for the poor. Health equity funds (HEF) emerged in Cambodia as a strategic purchasing mechanism used to fund exemptions and reduce the burden of health-care costs on people on very low incomes...
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Main Authors: | Maryam Bigdeli (Author), Peter Leslie Annear (Author) |
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The World Health Organization,
2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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