Title:
Equity in community health insurance schemes : evidence and lessons from Armenia
Authors:
Polonsky, Jonny
Year:
2009
Journal:
Health policy and planning
Volume:
24(2009)3
PAGE:
209--216
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
health economics, health insurance, poverty, armenia
Abstract:
This paper describes the findings of an evaluation of the equity of Oxfam's community health insurance schemes in rural Armenia. The paper demonstrates that such a scheme presents a workable model for investing in primary health care in resource-poor settings.
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2670975/pdf/czp001.pdf
Document type:
Portal