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Has the free maternal health policy eliminated out of pocket payments for maternal health services? Views of women, health providers and insurance managers in Northern Ghana

INTRODUCTION: The free maternal health policy was implemented in Ghana in 2008 under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The policy sought to eliminate out of pocket (OOP) payments and enhance the utilisation of maternal health services. It is unclear whether the policy had altered OOP paym...

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Autores principales:	Dalinjong, Philip Ayizem, Wang, Alex Y., Homer, Caroline S. E.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5794072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29389995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184830

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