The effects of a fee-waiver program on health care utilization among the poor : evidence from Armenia (English)

This study examines the impact of a fee-waiver program for basic medical services on health care utilization in Armenia. Because of the reduction in public financing of health services and decentralization and increased privatization of health care provision, private out-of-pocket contributions are increasingly becoming a significant component of health costs in Armenia. To help poor families cope with this constraint, the Armenian government provided...

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Chaudhury, Nazmul;

Hammer,Jeffrey S.;

Murrugarra,;
Document Date
2003/01/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS2952
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Armenia,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
The effects of a fee-waiver program on health care utilization among the poor : evidence from Armenia
Keywords
health care utilization

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Chaudhury, Nazmul; Hammer,Jeffrey S.; Murrugarra,.

The effects of a fee-waiver program on health care utilization among the poor : evidence from Armenia (English). Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 2952 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/258901468768702819

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