Government-sponsored health insurance in India : are you covered? (English)

Since independence, India has struggled to provide its people with universal health coverage. Whether defined in terms of financial protection or access to and effective use of health care, the majority of Indians remain irregularly and incompletely covered. Finally, and most recently, a new generation of Government-Sponsored Health Insurance Schemes (GSHISs) has emerged to provide the poor with financial coverage. Briefly, the main objective of these...

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La Forgia,Gerard Martin;

Nagpal,Somil;
Document Date
2012/08/26
Document Type
Policy Note
Report Number
72238
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2012/08/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Government-sponsored health insurance in India : are you covered?
Keywords
equal access to health care

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La Forgia,Gerard Martin; Nagpal,Somil.

Government-sponsored health insurance in India : are you covered? (English). Directions in development : human development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/644241468042840697

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