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User Fee Abolition in South Africa in 1994 and 1996: Differences-in-Differences

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  • Anna S. Brink
  • Steven F. Koch

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South Africa waived user fees for primary health care, first in 1994, and again, in 1996. Since the 1994 plan focused on young children and older adults, as well as pregnant and nursing mothers, the 1996 change, which waived fees for the remainder of the population, subject to means tests, can be examined via differences-in-differences […]

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  • Anna S. Brink & Steven F. Koch, 2014. "User Fee Abolition in South Africa in 1994 and 1996: Differences-in-Differences," Working Papers 430, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:430
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    1. Kehinde Omotoso & Steven F. Koch, 2016. "South African Trends in Health Outcomes and Health-Related Behaviour: Evidence from Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys," Working Papers 201650, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Consumer Behavior; econometric modelling; Healthcare; Impact Evaluation; South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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