Financing Healthcare in Nigeria: Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Finance and Accounting · ISSN 2765-8457
Publisher: Academic Ink Review Journal
Published:
Year: 2019
Volume: 1 · Issue: 1
DOI: 10.70878/ijafa.2019.6d094a76
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License: CC BY 4.0

Abstract

This research work scrutinized the impact of out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare financing in Nigeria. It was observed that out of pocket expenditure of Nigeria within the period under review has been marginally increasing. The stated hypothesis was tested using ordinary least squares regression method with a data span from 2004 to 2014. Empirical finding reveals that out of pocket expenditure has no significant impact on healthcare financing in Nigeria.

Keywords: Out-of-pocket expenditure, healthcare financing, healthcare services FULL PDF

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