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Community-based health insurance
A particular form of private health insurance that has often emerged in environments where the above-mentioned financial risk protection mechanisms only have a limited impact, is community-based health insurance. Contributions are not risk-related, and there is generally a high level of community involvement in the running of such schemes. The discussion paper below analyses experiences with community-based health insurance in terms of health system goals.
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Community-based health insurance schemes in developing countries: facts, problems and perspectives [pdf 360kb]
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Health Financing for Poor People
This publication explores how community-based health insurance can be used to help protect poor people against the costs of health care
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Community-based health insurance in developing countries: a study of its contribution to the performance of health financing systems [pdf 120kb]
Guy Carrin, Maria-Pia Waelkens and Bart Criel (2005). Community-based health insurance in developing countries: a study of its contribution to the performance of health financing systems. Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol 10(8): 799–811
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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): Editorial: Bridging community-based health insurance and social protection for health care – a step in the direction of universal coverage? in Tropical Medicine and International Health, Vol 13 (2): 140–143
Health financing mechanisms:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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