Publications by authors named "Max Fraden"
Glob Public Health
March 2012
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines how subsidizing community-based health insurance (mutuelle) and eliminating co-payments affects healthcare usage in Mayange, Rwanda, highlighting that despite service upgrades, usage rates were stagnant until subsidies were introduced.
- - After near-100% mutuelle enrollment and the removal of co-payments in early 2007, patient visits to health facilities surged to three times previous levels, indicating that financial barriers significantly affect healthcare access.
- - The authors suggest that broader implementation of these strategies could lead to higher healthcare utilization and better health outcomes, urging further research to confirm these results on a larger scale for effective health policy development.
