Waivers and exemptions for health services in developing countries (English)

In response to shrinking budgets and growing demands, many developing countries have adopted formal or informal user fees in government health facilities. While they raise revenue, in the absence of special provisions user fees may hurt equity and efficiency. This paper reviews the success of two such provisions-waivers and exemptions. Waivers enable the poor to obtain free healthcare while exemptions enable all people to receive certain services...

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Bitran Dicowsky,Ricardo A.;

Giedion,Ursula;
Document Date
2003/01/01
Document Type
Newsletter
Report Number
33359
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Thailand, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Indonesia, Cambodia, Chile,
Region
Western and Central Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Eastern and Southern Africa, Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Waivers and exemptions for health services in developing countries
Keywords
Social Safety Nets

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Bitran Dicowsky,Ricardo A.; Giedion,Ursula.

Waivers and exemptions for health services in developing countries (English). Social safety nets primer notes|no. 9 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/881341468006597714

Waivers and exemptions for health services in developing countries (English)

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