Title: Health insurance in low-income countries : where is the evidence that it works?

Authors: Berkhout, Esmé and Oostingh, Harrie

Place: [Oxford]

Publisher: Oxfam international

Year: 2008

Journal: Joint NGO briefing paper

Volume: bp no. 112

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Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health insurance, poverty, health services

Abstract: This paper describes health insurance mechanisms and their success or failure to deliver health rights for people living in poverty. It shows that although health insurance can have a positive effect on access to health services, it can also pose a threat to equity and efficiency of health systems.

URL: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/health/downloads/bp112_health_insurance.pdf

Document type: Portal