Abbreviations
NPO NRCMS OECD OOP PCT PHI PPH PSM PSU RAWP RHS SARS SHI SISBEN
SOE TB THC TSS UHI WPI
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nonprofit organization New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development out-of-pocket Primary Care Trust public health institution Prevention and Public Health propensity score matching public services unit resource-allocation working party Rural Household Survey Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome social health insurance Sistema de Identificaci贸n de Potenciales Beneficiarios de Programas Sociales (System to Identify Potential Social Program Beneficiaries) [Colombia] state-owned enterprise tuberculosis township health center Tax Sharing System universal health insurance weighted poverty index