Who pays and who benefits from health care? An assessment of equity in health care financing and benefit distribution in Tanzania

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作者
Mtei, Gemini [1 ]
Makawia, Suzan [1 ]
Ally, Mariam [2 ]
Kuwawenaruwa, August [1 ]
Meheus, Filip [3 ,4 ]
Borghi, Josephine [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Ifakara Hlth Inst, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
[2] Minist Hlth & Social Welf, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
[3] Inst Trop Med, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
[4] Royal Trop Inst, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
[5] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, London WC1, England
关键词
Equity; financing incidence; benefit incidence; Tanzania; progressive; regressive; pro-poor; pro-rich; PROGRESSIVITY; TAX; AFRICA;
D O I
10.1093/heapol/czs018
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
We conclude that health financing reforms can improve equity, so long as integration of health insurance schemes is promoted along with cross-subsidization and greater reliance on general taxation to finance health care for the poorest.
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页码:i23 / i34
页数:12
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