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Document list

Published literature, articles and chapters

• A global overview of health insurance administrative costs: what are the reasons for variations found?
  Mathauer I, Nicolle E (2011) in Health Policy, Vol 102(2/3)
• Reaching universal coverage by means of social health insurance in Lesotho? Results and implications from a financial feasibility assessment
  Mathauer I, Doetinchem O, Kirigia J, Carrin G (2011) in International Social Security Review, Vol 64(2)
• Is universal coverage via social health insurance financial feasible in Swaziland?
  Mathauer I, Musango L, Sibandze S, Mthethwa K, Carrin G (2011) in South African Medical Journal, Vol 101(3)
• The role of institutional design and organizational practice for health financing performance and universal coverage
  Mathauer I, Carrin G (2011) in Health Policy, Vol 99(3)
• Setting health insurance remuneration rates of private providers in Kenya: the role of costing, challenges and implications
  Mathauer I (2009) in International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Vol 26(1)
• Assessing the Reliability of Household Expenditure Data: Results of the World Health Survey
  Xu K, Ravndal F, Evans DB, Garrin C (2009) in Health Policy, Vol 91(3)
• Health systems policy, finance, and organization
  Edited by Guy Carrin et al.; published by Elsevier.
• Social Health Insurance: A guidebook for planning
  Authors: Charles Normand, Axel Weber, Guy Carrin, Ole Doetinchem, Inke Mathauer, Xenia Scheil-Adlung, Jean-Olivier Schmidt (2009)

• Special theme issue on Health Financing of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  Volume 86, Number 11, November 2008, 817-908
  
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• Paris on the Mekong: using the aid effectiveness agenda to support human resources for health in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  Dodd R, Hill PS, Shuey D, Fernandes Antunes A (2009) in Human Resources for Health
• Health sector reforms in Argentina and the performance of the health financing system
  Cavagnero E (2008) in Health Policy Vol 88(1)
• Extending social health insurance to the informal sector in Kenya. An assessment of factors affecting demand
  Mathauer I, Schmidt JO, Wenyaa M (2008) in The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
• Assessment of the health system and policy environment as a critical complement to tracking intervention coverage for maternal, newborn, and child health
  Countdown Working Group on Health Policy and Health Systems (2008) in The Lancet Vol 371 (9620)
• Editorial: Bridging community-based health insurance and social protection for health care – a step in the direction of universal coverage?
  Bart Jacobs, Maryam Bigdeli, Maurits van Pelt, Por Ir, Cedric Salze and Bart Criel (2008) in Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol 13 (2): 140–143
• Social health insurance: how feasible is its expansion in the African region?
  Guy Carrin, Ole Doetinchem, Joses Kirigia, Inke Mathauer, Laurent Musango (2008); Development ISSues, Institute of Social Studies
• Designing health financing policy towards universal coverage
  Guy Carrin, David Evans and Ke Xu (2007): in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 85 (9): 652
• Protecting Households From Catastrophic Health Spending
  Xu K, Evans D, Carrin G, Aguilar-Rivera AM, Musgrove P, Evans T (2007), in Health Affairs
• Health financing reform in Kenya – assessing the social health insurance proposal
  By Carrin, James et al. (2007), in S Afr Med J 2007; 97
• Local factors influencing resource allocation to health under the decentralized planning process in Kerala, India
  Varghese J, Varatharajan D, Thankappan KR. Local factors influencing resource allocation to health under the Decentralised Planning Process in Kerala. Journal of Health and Development 2007; 3 (1 & 2)
• Health Financing in Argentina: An Empirical Study of Health Care Expenditure and Utilization
  Cavagnero E, Carrin G, Xu K, Aguilar-Rivera AM (2006), "Innovations in Health Financing: Working Paper Series", Fundación Mexicana para la Salud / Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
• Understanding the impact of eliminating user fees: Utilization and catastrophic health expenditures in Uganda
  pdf, 232kb
  Ke Xu, David B. Evans, Patrick Kadama, Juliet Nabyonga, Peter Ogwang Ogwal, Pamela Nabukhonzo, Ana Mylena Aguilar. Understanding the impact of eliminating user fees: Utilization and catastrophic health expenditures in Uganda. Social Science & Medicine 62 (2006) 866–876
• The Benefits and Challenges of Social Health Insurance for Developing and Transitional Countries
  pdf, 143kb
  Doetinchem, Ole; Schramm, Bernd; Schmidt, Jean-Olivier: "The Benefits and Challenges of Social Health Insurance for Developing and Transitional Countries" published as a chapter in: Laaser, Ulrich; Radermacher, Ralf (Eds.): "Financing Health Care – A Dialogue between South Eastern Europe and Germany.". Series International Public Health, Vol. 18, Lage, 2006 (ISBN 3-89918-154-9).
• A Macroeconomic View of Cost Containment: Simulation Experiments for Thailand
  Chamchan C, Carrin G (2006), Thammasat Economic Journal
• An overview of health financing patterns and the way forward in the WHO African Region
  pdf, 462kb
  J.M. Kirigia, A. Preker, G. Carrin, C. Mwikisa, A.J. Diarra-Nama (2006). An overview of health financing patterns and the way forward in the WHO African Region, in The East African Medical Journal, Vol 83 (8), September 2006 (Supplement)
• Atteindre la couverture universelle : Le développement du système de financement
  pdf, 82kb
  Atteindre la couverture universelle : Le développement du système de financement Carrin G, James C, Evans D. Atteindre la couverture universelle : Le développement du système de financement. In: Dussault G, Fournier P, Letourmy A, eds. L'Assurance maladie en Afrique francophone : Améliorer l'accès aux soins et lutter contre la pauvreté. Washingtion DC, The World Bank, 2006:149-161. [in French]
• Réforme du financement de la santé au Kenya : Évaluation de la proposition d'assurance maladie
  pdf, 118kb
  Réforme du financement de la santé au Kenya : Évaluation de la proposition d'assurance maladie Guy Carrin, Chris James, Ole Doetinchem. Réforme du financement de la santé au Kenya : Évaluation de la proposition d'assurance maladie. In: Dussault G, Fournier P, Letourmy A, eds. L'Assurance maladie en Afrique francophone : Améliorer l'accès aux soins et lutter contre la pauvreté. Washingtion, DC, The World Bank, 2006:285-307. [in French]
• L'assurance maladie obligatoire : Transition vers la couverture universelle et évaluation de la performance
  pdf, 184kb
  L'assurance maladie obligatoire : Transition vers la couverture universelle et évaluation de la performance Carrin G, James C. L'assurance maladie obligatoire : Transition vers la couverture universelle et évaluation de la performance. In: Dussault G, Fournier P, Letourmy A, eds. L'Assurance maladie en Afrique francophone : Améliorer l'accès aux soins et lutter contre la pauvreté. Washingtion, DC, The World Bank, 2006:455-499. [in French]
• Key Performance Indicators for the Implementation of Social Health Insurance
  Carrin G, James C (2005), in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
• Social Health Insurance: Key Factors Affecting the Transition Towards Universal Coverage
  pdf, 298kb
  Carrin, Guy and James, Chris, "Social Health Insurance: Key Factors Affecting the Transition Towards Universal Coverage". International Social Security Review, Vol. 58, 1/2005, pp. 45-64.
  The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
• Clarifying Efficiency-Equity Tradeoffs Through Explicit Criteria, With a Focus on Developing Countries
  Chris James, Guy Carrin, William Savedoff and Piya Hanvoravongchai (2005). Health Care Analysis, Vol 13 (1)
• Community-based health insurance in developing countries: a study of its contribution to the performance of health financing systems
  pdf, 120kb
  by Guy Carrin, Maria-Pia Waelkens and Bart Criel (2005), in Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol 10(8): 799–811
• Bull WHO: Private health insurance: implications for developing countries
  pdf, 742kb
  By Neelam Sekhri and William Savedoff (2005). Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2005; 83: 127-134
• Health and Ageing: Private health insurance: implications for developing countries
  pdf, 3.06Mb
  By Neelam Sekhri and William Savedoff (2005). In Health and Ageing Vol 12 (April 2005), International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics, Geneva Association Information Newsletter
• Social health insurance systems in western Europe
  pdf, 1.61Mb
  European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series (2004). Edited by Richard B. Saltman, Reinhard Busse and Josep Figueras
• Voluntary health insurance in the European Union
  pdf, 847kb
  Elias Mossialos and Sarah Thomson (2004). European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
• Rich-poor differences in health care financing
  Preker A, Carrin G, Dror D, Jakab M, Hsiao W, Arhin-Tenkorang D (2004) in "Health Financing for Poor People"
• Impact of Risk Sharing on the Attainment of Health Systems Goals
  Carrin G, Zeramdini R, Musgrove P, Poullier JP, Valentine N, Xu K (2004) in "Health Financing for Poor People"
• Assessing the performance of primary health centres under decentralized government in Kerala, India
  Varatharajan D, Thankappan R, Sabeena Jayapalan. Assessing the performance of primary health centres under decentralised government in Kerala, India. Health Policy and Planning; 2004; 19(1)
• Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis
  pdf, 218kb
  Ke Xu, David B Evans, Kei Kawabata, Riadh Zeramdini, Jan Klavus, Christopher J L Murray. Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis. The Lancet, 2003; 362: 111–17
• Provider payments and patient charges as policy tools for cost-containment: How successful are they in high-income countries?
  Guy Carrin and Piya Hanvoravongchai (2003). Human Resources for Health 2003, 1:6
• Health Systems Performance Assessment: Debates, Methods and Empiricism
  Health Systems Performance Assessment: Debates, Methods and Empiricism. Edited by Christopher J.L. Murray, David B. Evans. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2003.

  Including the chapters:

  • Assessing the distribution of household financial contributions to the health system: concepts and empirical application
  • Household health system contributions and capacity to pay:definitional, empirical and technical challenges
  • Summary measures of the distribution of household financial contributions to health
  • The impact of vertical and horizontal inequality on the fairness in financial contribution index
  • Understanding household catastrophic expenditures: a multi-country analysis

• Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries: A Continuing Challenge
  pdf, 226kb
  Carrin, Guy, "Social Health Insurance in Developing Countries: A Continuing Challenge". International Social Security Review, Vol. 55, 2/2002, pp. 57-69.
  The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
• Funding health care: options for Europe
  European Observatory on Health Care Systems Series (2002). Edited by Elias Mossialos, Anna Dixon, Josep Figueras and Joe Kutzin. Open University Press
• Preventing impoverishment through protection against catastrophic health expenditure
  pdf, 35kb
  Kei Kawabata, Ke Xu, Guy Carrin. Preventing impoverishment through protection against catastrophic health expenditure. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2002, 80 (8)
• The reform of rural cooperative medical system in the People's Republic of China: interim experience in 14 pilot counties
  Carrin G, Ron A, Yang Hui, Wang Hong, Zhang Tuohong, Zhang Licheng, Zhang Shuo, Ye Yide, Chen Jiaying, Jiang Qicheng, Zhang Zhaoyang, Yu Jun, Li Xuesheng (1999), Social Science & Medicine