HEALTH CARD AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES DEMAND AMONG THE INDONESIAN ELDERLY

Maliki ()
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Maliki: National Planning and Development Agency (Bappenas), Jl. Taman Surapati 2, Jakarta 10310, Indonesia

The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2008, vol. 53, issue 01, 103-119

Abstract: This paper evaluates the benefits of the health card subsidy, issued by the Indonesian government after the financial crisis in 1997, on elderly health care demand. The health card subsidy provides free access to health services, and was accepted at any available health center orpuskesmas. Using the Indonesia Socioeconomic survey data (Susenas) for 2003, results show that health cards issued to the poor consistently increase the demand for health care facilities among the old population. Unfortunately, it is also found that the health card benefited wealthier individuals in their access to health centers orpuskesmas.

Keywords: Health subsidy; health care demand; elderly poverty; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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