The impact of health insurance schemes for the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review (English)

This paper summarizes the literature on the impact of state subsidized or social health insurance schemes that have been offered, mostly on a voluntary basis, to the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries. A substantial number of papers provide estimations of average treatment on the treated effect for insured persons. The authors summarize papers that correct for the problem of self-selection into insurance and papers that estimate the...

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Acharya,Arnab;

Vellakkal,Sukumar;

Taylor,Fiona;

Masset,Edoardo;

Satija,Ambika;

Burke,Margaret;

Ebrahim,Shah;
Document Date
2013/08/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
112505
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/03/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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The impact of health insurance schemes for the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review
Keywords
inpatient and outpatient care

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Acharya,Arnab; Vellakkal,Sukumar; Taylor,Fiona; Masset,Edoardo; Satija,Ambika; Burke,Margaret; Ebrahim,Shah.

The impact of health insurance schemes for the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/327681488372139588

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