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The Role of a Health Protection Scheme in Health Services Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons in Ghana
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The Role of a Health Protection Scheme in Health Services Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons in Ghana

Razak M. Gyasi, David R. Phillips and Daniel Buor
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.75(3), pp.661-673
03/2020
PMID: 29982726

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Abstract

Geriatrics & Gerontology Gerontology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Psychology Psychology, Multidisciplinary Science & Technology Social Sciences Ghana health services utilization National Health Insurance Scheme Older persons social policy Universal health coverage (UHC) health services accessibility health insurance national health interview survey equity community
This study examines the relationships between National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) enrolment and the frequency and “timing” of health services utilization among community-dwelling older Ghanaians. It also investigates whether the NHIS policy has improved equity in access to health care in later life.

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