User Fee Reform

User Fee Reform is a policy-oriented framework within health system reform that modifies or eliminates direct payments by patients at the point of service to improve equitable access to healthcare while ensuring system sustainability.

Publications

3.3K

Citations

170

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Health System Reform

Publications

Understanding the impact of eliminating user fees: Utilization and catastrophic health expenditures in Uganda

Ke Xu, David Evans, Patrick Kadama et al. · Social Science & Medicine · 2005 · 361 citations

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Health Services Administration +14

Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action

Lucy Gilson, Di McIntyre · BMJ · 2005 · 236 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Health Systems +17

Reducing user fees for primary health care in Kenya: Policy on paper or policy in practice?

Jane Chuma, Janet Musimbi, Vincent Okungu et al. · International Journal for Equity in Health · 2009 · 133 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Health Services Administration +17

The national free delivery policy in Nepal: early evidence of its effects on health facilities

Sophie Witter, Sitaram Khadka, Hiranya K. Nath et al. · Health Policy and Planning · 2011 · 132 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Health Systems +17

User Fee Policies to Promote Health Service Access for the Poor: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?

Steven J. Russell, Lucy Gilson · International Journal of Health Services · 1997 · 130 citations

Public Affairs, Health Policy, Public Policy +17

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Authors

170

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Valéry Ridde
Université de Montréal, Canada
6 publications · 296 citations
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Mylène Lagarde
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
4 publications · 148 citations
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Sophie Witter
Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom
4 publications · 228 citations
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Mary K. Olson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, United States
3 publications · 55 citations
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Bart Criel
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Belgium
3 publications · 197 citations
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Health Policy and Planning
9 publications · 595 citations
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Social Science & Medicine
5 publications · 542 citations
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BMC Health Services Research
4 publications · 263 citations
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Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University)
Repository · 4 publications · 93 citations
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International Journal for Equity in Health
IJEqH · 3 publications · 219 citations
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