Willingness to Pay for Social Health Insurance Among Public Health Workers in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Abdene Weya Kaso,
Minasse Merkeb,
Girma Worku Obsie
et al.
Abstract:In Ethiopia, Social Health Insurance (SHI) implementation was delayed repeatedly due to employees’ unwillingness to pay 3% of their monthly salary and fear related to the scheme’s healthcare coverage. However, provisions of comprehensive training for health workers on health insurance and inclusion of healthcare financing methods in health practitioner education curriculum make their level of willingness to pay for SHI schemes uncertain. Thus, this study aimed to assess willingness to pay for the SHI scheme an… Show more
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