A functional model for monitoring equity and effectiveness in purchasing health insurance premiums for the poor: Evidence from Cambodia and the Lao PDR

Peter Leslie Annear, Maryam Bigdeli and Bart Jacobs

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 102, issue 2, 295-303

Abstract: To assess the impact on equity and effectiveness of introducing targeted subsidies for the poor into existing voluntary health insurance schemes in Low Income Countries with special reference to cross-subsidisation.

Keywords: Equity; Insurance; Universal coverage; Cross-subsidization; Cambodia; Lao PDR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.03.005

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