Development of the Kisiizi hospital health insurance scheme: lessons learned and implications for universal health coverage.

Background: Kisiizi Hospital Health Insurance scheme started in 1996 to; improve access to health services, and provide a stable source of funding and reduce bad debts to Kisiizi hospital. Objectives of this study were; to describe Kisiizi Hospital Health Insurance scheme and to document lessons learned and implications for universal health coverage.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study.