Assessing the catastrophic effects of out-of-pocket healthcare payments prior to the uptake of a nationwide health insurance scheme in Ghana

• Main Authors: James Akazili (Author), Diane McIntyre (Author), Edmund W. Kanmiki (Author), John Gyapong (Author), Abraham Oduro (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), John E. Ataguba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Financial risk protection against the cost of unforeseen healthcare has gained global attention in recent years. Although Ghana implemented a nationwide health insurance scheme with a goal of reducing financial barriers to accessing healthcare and addressing impoverishing effects of out-...