This study employs a static tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania (TAZMOD), underpinned by data derived from the Household Budget Survey 2017/18, to examine the status quo of health financing in Tanzania, and thereafter explore several scenarios with the aim of establishing the costs of introducing such programmes, eligibility criteria and its distribution effects. Based on member’s contribution, and matching fund from the Government, this study reveals that Tanzania has quite a range of options to raise substantial revenue to attain universal health coverage for all.
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