“First We Go to the Small Doctor”: First Contact for Curative Health Care Sought by Rural Communities in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, India

David Dror

Chapter 21 in Financing Micro Health Insurance:Theory, Methods and Evidence, 2018, pp 425-440 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Data for the study were sourced from a Household Survey (1,810 households in AP; 5,342 in Orissa), 48 Focus Group Discussions (19 in AP; 29 in Orissa), and 61 Key Informant Interviews with health care providers (22 in AP; 39 in Orissa).The villages were selected purposively, where local organizations were involved in the micro health insurance project.Evidence collected from health care seekers (demand side) was juxtaposed with evidence collected from providers (supply side) on first contact health care.

Keywords: Microinsurance; Micro Health Insurance; Health Insurance; Community-Based Health Insurance; CBHI; Demand for Health Insurance; Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance; Microinsurance Package Design; Implementation of CBHI; Business Case of Microinsurance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I13 I15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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