The Impact of Filipino Micro Health Insurance Units on Income-related Equality of Access to Health Care

David Dror

Chapter 24 in Financing Micro Health Insurance:Theory, Methods and Evidence, 2018, pp 473-490 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Data are sourced through a household survey conducted in five MIUs in the Philippines; responses from 804 uninsured households and 740 insured households were used for the study.Concentration curves and indices are used as indicators of equality of access to health care relative to household income.A novel method “ranking of the ranks” was developed to rank households by income, ensuring that regional differences are neutralized.

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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Journal Article: The impact of filipino micro health-insurance units on income-related equality of access to healthcare (2006)
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