FREE VERSUS SUBSIDISED HEALTHCARE: OPTIONS FOR FEE EXEMPTIONS, ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS AND EFFECTS ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN BURKINA FASO

Free versus subsidised healthcare: options for fee exemptions, access to care for vulnerable groups and effects on the health system in Burkina Faso

Abstract Background The many forms of healthcare fee exemptions implemented in Burkina Faso since the 2000s have varied between total exemption (free) and cost subsidisation.This article examines both options, their contextual variations and the ways in which they affect access to healthcare for vulnerable people as well as the operation of the hea

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Computational Measures of Deceptive Language: Prospects and Issues

In this article, we wish to foster a dialogue between theory-based and classification-oriented stylometric approaches regarding deception detection.To do so, we review how cue-based and model-based stylometric systems are used to detect deceit.Baseline methods, common cues, recent methods, and field studies are presented.After reviewing how computa

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