The impact of health insurance on the access to health care and financial protection in rural developing countries : the example of Senegal (English)

Community-based health insurance schemes are becoming increasingly recognized as an instrument to finance health care in developing countries. Taking the example of "les mutuelles de santes" (mutual health organization) in rural Senegal this paper analyzes whether or not members in a mutual health insurance scheme have better access to health care than nonmembers. A binary probit model is estimated for the determinants of participation in a mutual...
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Jutting, Johannes Paul.

The impact of health insurance on the access to health care and financial protection in rural developing countries : the example of Senegal (English). HNP discussion paper series Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/382731468764075531

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