The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre
K Hanson, N Brikci, D Erlangga… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …
Implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana: lessons for South Africa and low-and middle-income countries
CD Christmals, K Aidam - Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background South Africa is having difficulties in rolling out the National Health Insurance
(NHI) policy. There are ongoing arguments on whether the NHI will provide access to quality …
(NHI) policy. There are ongoing arguments on whether the NHI will provide access to quality …
Technical analysis, contestation and politics in policy agenda setting and implementation: the rise and fall of primary care maternal services from Ghana's capitation …
A Koduah, H van Dijk, IA Agyepong - BMC health services research, 2016 - Springer
Background Why issues get on the policy agenda, move into policy formulation and
implementation while others drop off in the process is an important field of enquiry to inform …
implementation while others drop off in the process is an important field of enquiry to inform …
What characteristics of provider payment mechanisms influence health care providers' behaviour? A literature review
JS Kazungu, EW Barasa, M Obadha… - … International journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Provider payment mechanisms (PPMs) create incentives or signals
that influence the behaviour of health care providers. Understanding the characteristics of …
that influence the behaviour of health care providers. Understanding the characteristics of …
Effects of capitation payment on utilization and claims expenditure under National Health Insurance Scheme: a cross-sectional study of three regions in Ghana
FX Andoh-Adjei, B Boudewijns… - Health Economics …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Ghana introduced capitation payment under National Health Insurance Scheme
(NHIS), beginning with pilot in the Ashanti region, in 2012 with a key objective of controlling …
(NHIS), beginning with pilot in the Ashanti region, in 2012 with a key objective of controlling …
A narrative synthesis of illustrative evidence on effects of capitation payment for primary care: lessons for Ghana and other low/middle-income countries
FX Andoh-Adjei, E Spaan, FA Asante, SA Mensah… - Ghana medical …, 2016 - ajol.info
Objective: To analyse and synthesize available international experiences and information
on the motivation for, and effects of using capitation as provider payment method in country …
on the motivation for, and effects of using capitation as provider payment method in country …
Migrant female head porters' enrolment in and utilisation and renewal of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Kumasi, Ghana
Purpose As a social protection policy, Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
aims to improve access to healthcare, especially for the vulnerable. Migrant female head …
aims to improve access to healthcare, especially for the vulnerable. Migrant female head …
Public awareness and knowledge of the National Health Insurance in South Africa
Abstract Introduction: Individuals residing in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape
provinces who had access to public health services were surveyed to determine public …
provinces who had access to public health services were surveyed to determine public …
Does a provider payment method affect membership retention in a health insurance scheme? A mixed method study of Ghana's capitation payment for primary care
FX Andoh-Adjei, R van der Wal… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Ghana introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in
2003 applying fee-for-service method for paying NHIS-credentialed health care providers …
2003 applying fee-for-service method for paying NHIS-credentialed health care providers …
Financial sustainability versus access and quality in a challenged health system: an examination of the capitation policy debate in Ghana
Policy makers in low and middle-income countries are frequently confronted with challenges
of increasing health access for poor populations in a sustainable manner. After several …
of increasing health access for poor populations in a sustainable manner. After several …