Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme

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dc.contributor.authorGoudge, Jane
dc.contributor.authorAlaba, Olufunke A
dc.contributor.authorGovender, Veloshnee
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.authorNxumalo, Nonhlanhla
dc.contributor.authorChersich, Matthew F
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:04:18Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractMany low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing mechanisms as part of broader strategies to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Voluntary social health insurance, despite evidence of resulting inequities, is attractive to policy makers as it generates additional funds for health, and provides access to a greater range of benefits for the formally employed. The South African government introduced a voluntary health insurance scheme (GEMS) for government employees in 2005 with the aim of improving access to care and extending health coverage. In this paper we ask whether the new scheme has assisted in efforts to move towards UHC.
dc.identifier.apacitationGoudge, J., Alaba, O. A., Govender, V., Harris, B., Nxumalo, N., & Chersich, M. F. (2018). Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme. <i>International Journal for Equity in Health</i>, 17(1), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGoudge, Jane, Olufunke A Alaba, Veloshnee Govender, Bronwyn Harris, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, and Matthew F Chersich "Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme." <i>International Journal for Equity in Health</i> 17, 1. (2018): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGoudge, J., Alaba, O.A., Govender, V., Harris, B., Nxumalo, N. & Chersich, M.F. 2018. Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme. <i>International Journal for Equity in Health.</i> 17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1475-9276
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Goudge, Jane AU - Alaba, Olufunke A AU - Govender, Veloshnee AU - Harris, Bronwyn AU - Nxumalo, Nonhlanhla AU - Chersich, Matthew F AB - Many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing mechanisms as part of broader strategies to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Voluntary social health insurance, despite evidence of resulting inequities, is attractive to policy makers as it generates additional funds for health, and provides access to a greater range of benefits for the formally employed. The South African government introduced a voluntary health insurance scheme (GEMS) for government employees in 2005 with the aim of improving access to care and extending health coverage. In this paper we ask whether the new scheme has assisted in efforts to move towards UHC. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - International Journal for Equity in Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2018 SM - 1475-9276 T1 - Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme TI - Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGoudge J, Alaba OA, Govender V, Harris B, Nxumalo N, Chersich MF. Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2018;17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34477.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.sourceInternational Journal for Equity in Health
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume17
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0710-z
dc.subject.otherAccess
dc.subject.otherGovernment employees
dc.subject.otherSocial health insurance
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.subject.otherUniversal health coverage
dc.subject.otherUtilization
dc.titleSocial health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa, but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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