Language(s):
English
Media:
Article or paper
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+255 22 2700083
Last updated:
November 20, 2007
Area of Focus:
Economic Development, Health and Medicine, Poverty and Hunger
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S Tiscenko
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Description:
This study contributes to the debate on the best way to finance public health services in Tanzania. It focuses on two methods for financing health care - the community insurance scheme and user fees. The report considers two issues:
(i) Are user fees better than insurance schemes in public health care?
(ii) Can one charge for public health services and at the same time ensure universal access to these services?
The study by Deograsias P. Mushi
commences with background on the introduction of user fees in Tanzania. It follows with analysis of primary health care facilities provided in Iringa and Kilosa during 2004.
The analysis found that the Community Health Fund was more expensive than normal user fees at the primary facility level for the two case study districts. The main barrier to joining the fund was the annual premium, which was considered too high by a majority of households.
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