Effects of healthcare financing policy tools on health system efficiency: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence shows high levels of catastrophic and impoverishing healthcare expenditure among households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The way healthcare is financed has an impact on how well a health system performs its functions and achieves its objectives. This study aims to examine the effect of healthcare financing policy tools on health system efficiency.

Method

The study classifies 46 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries into four groups of health systems sharing similar healthcare financing strategies. A two-stage and one-stage stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and Tobit regression techniques were employed to assess the impact of healthcare financing policy variables on health system efficiency. Data from the selected 46 SSA countries from 2000 to 2019 was inve

SUBMITTER: Arhin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582374 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature