Community based health insurance in developing countries
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Provider payment in community-based health insurance schemes in developing countries: a systematic review
OBJECTIVES Community-based health insurance (CBI) is a common mechanism to generate financial resources for health care in developing countries. We review for the first time provider payment methods used in CBI in developing countries and their impact on CBI performance. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of the literature on provider payment methods used by CBI in developing countries ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39240.632963.80