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
2013/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6324
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/01/01
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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
health insurance scheme

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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). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6324 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/952181468340141917

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

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