Title: Health insurance reform in Vietnam : a review of recent developments and future challenges

Authors: Ekman, Bjِrn

Year: 2008

Journal: Health policy and planning

Volume: 23(2008)4

PAGE: 252--263

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health insurance, vietnam

Abstract: Vietnam is undertaking health financing reform with a view to achieve universal coverage of health insurance within the coming years. To date, around half of the population is covered with some type of health insurance or prepayment. This paper reviews the health insurance reforms in Vietnam.

URL: http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/4/252.pdf

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