Effects of expanding a non-contributory health insurance scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare spending by the poor in Turkey
Introduction Insufficient or no health insurance creates financial access barriers to healthcare services, especially for vulnerable populations. The Green Card scheme, a non-contributory government-funded health insurance scheme for the poor in Turkey, was expanded in 2003–2006 and has provided cit...
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| Main Authors: | Rifat Atun, Abdullah Tirgil, William T Dickens |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMJ Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/4/e001540.full |
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