Extending health insurance to the poor in India An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out of pocket spending for healthcare 2017 India launched the ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’ (RSBY) health insurance scheme for the poor in 2008.…
Does health insurance reduce out-of-pocket expenditure Heterogeneity among China’s middle-aged and elderly 2017
Does health insurance reduce out-of-pocket expenditure Heterogeneity among China’s middle-aged and elderly 2017 China’s recent healthcare reforms aim to provide fair and affordable health services for its huge population. In this paper, we investigate the association between China’s health insurance…
Addressing care-seeking as well as insurance-seeking selection biases in estimating the impact of health insurance on out-of-pocket expenditure 2016
Addressing care-seeking as well as insurance-seeking selection biases in estimating the impact of health insurance on out-of-pocket expenditure Health Insurance (HI) programmes in low-income countries aim to reduce the burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) health care expenditure. However, if the decisions…