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Published in: BMC Proceedings 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Poster presentation

Performance of community health insurance in India: findings from empirical studies

Authors: Narayanan Devadasan, Bart Criel, Wim Van Damme, Patrick Van der Stuyft

Published in: BMC Proceedings | Special Issue 1/2012

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In India, health care is provided by a mix of government and private providers. While the government health services are ostensibly free, in reality, studies have shown that people have to pay for medicines, diagnostics and other procedures. People approaching the private sector usually end up making out-of-pocket payments (OOP). This has two effects- it can be a substantial and inequitable barrier to accessing health services, and among those who access these services, it can result in impoverishment. …
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Title
Performance of community health insurance in India: findings from empirical studies
Authors
Narayanan Devadasan
Bart Criel
Wim Van Damme
Patrick Van der Stuyft
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Proceedings / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-6-S1-P9

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