Informal Payments And The Financing Of Health Care In Developing And Transition Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23363145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maureen Lewis (0000-0001-5350-311X, World Bank in Washington, D.C., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 984-997 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-2715 • E-ISSN: 2694-233X |
| Publisher | Health Affairs Publishing, LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.984 |
| PMID | 17630441 |
| OpenAlex | W2050809849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 61 |
| References cited | 12 |
Informal, under-the-table payments to public health care providers are increasingly viewed as a critically important source of health care financing in developing and transition countries. With minimal funding levels and limited accountability, publicly financed and delivered care falls prey to illegal payments, which require payments that can exceed 100 percent of a country's median income. Methods to address the abuse include establishing official fees, combined with improved oversight and accountability for public health care providers, and a role for communities in holding providers accountable.
Accountability · Business · Developing country · Direct Payments · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Payment · Political science · Public health · Transition countries · Finance · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citations per year | 3.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |