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Impact of health financing policies in Cambodia: A 20 year experience

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  • Ensor, Tim
  • Chhun, Chhim
  • Kimsun, Ton
  • McPake, Barbara
  • Edoka, Ijeoma

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Improving financial access to services is an essential part of extending universal health coverage in low resource settings. In Cambodia, high out of pocket spending and low levels of utilisation have impeded the expansion of coverage and improvement in health outcomes. For twenty years a series of health financing policies have focused on mitigating costs to increase access particularly by vulnerable groups. Demand side financing policies including health equity funds, vouchers and community health insurance have been complemented by supply side measures to improve service delivery incentives through contracting.

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  • Ensor, Tim & Chhun, Chhim & Kimsun, Ton & McPake, Barbara & Edoka, Ijeoma, 2017. "Impact of health financing policies in Cambodia: A 20 year experience," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 118-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:177:y:2017:i:c:p:118-126
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.034
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