The role of insurance in the achievement of universal coverage within a developing country context: South Africa as a case study
Open Access
- 22 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 12 (S1), S5
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-s1-s5
Abstract
Achieving universal coverage as an objective needs to confront the reality of multiple mechanisms, with healthcare financing and provision occurring in both public and private settings. South Africa has both large and mature public and private health systems offering useful insights into how they can be effectively harmonized to optimise coverage. Private healthcare in South Africa has also gone through many phases and regulatory regimes which, through careful review, can help identify potential policy frameworks that can optimise their ability to deepen coverage in a manner that complements the basic coverage of public arrangements.Keywords
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