Incentives In Community-based Health Insurance Schemes

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9783631526873 | 3631526873
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/1/2004

Sorry, this item is currently not available.

Author Biography

Supplemental Materials

Preface	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 9
Contents	p. 11
Tables	p. 13
Figures	p. 14
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 15
Introduction	p. 17
Problem Setting	p. 17
Objective of the Study and Major Research Questions	p. 18
Outline of the Study	p. 19
Strategies to Cope with Risks in Rural Areas	p. 20
Sources of Risk in Rural Areas	p. 20
Players in Rural Risk Sharing	p. 22
Individual Strategies on Household Level to Cope with Risk	p. 23
Marriage and Migration	p. 24
Networks Based on Ethnic Ties, Kinship, and Sex	p. 24
Diversification of Income Sources	p. 24
Informal Credit Arrangements and Gift Exchange	p. 26
Micro-Finance Institutions and their Role in Rural Risk Sharing	p. 27
The Role of Community-based Health Insurance in Rural Risk Sharing	p. 34
Community Health Care Financing Mechanisms	p. 34
The Chances and Limits of Community-based Health Insurance Schemes	p. 37
Lessons Learned and Policy Implications	p. 39
Incentives and Social Health Insurance--a Theoretical Approach	p. 41
Decision under Risk and Uncertainty - Gambling and Insurance	p. 41
Considerations to Contribute to Public Goods	p. 48
Linking the Provision of Public Goods with Lotteries	p. 51
Introducing Incentives in Social Health Insurance: The Raffle Model	p. 53
Research Methodology	p. 57
Sample Selection and Data Collection	p. 57
Development of the Regulations for Increasing the Value of the Lot	p. 59
Socio-Economic Overview on the Philippines and the Province Guimaras	p. 61
The Philippines at a Glance	p. 61
Health Status in the Philippines	p. 63
The Province of Guimaras	p. 65
Health Status in Guimaras	p. 66
The Guimaras Health Insurance Project	p. 69
Financial Facts and Figures	p. 69
The GHIP Benefits	p. 72
Results	p. 75
Analysis on the GHIP	p. 75
Necessity for a Health Insurance on Guimaras	p. 76
Necessity for an Improved Communication Strategy	p. 78
GHIP's Contribution for Reducing Out-of-Pocket Spending	p. 79
Willingness to Join the Raffle	p. 80
Willingness to Pay for the Raffle	p. 82
Determinants to Participate in the Raffle within the GHIP	p. 86
Variables Influencing the Likelihood to Join the Raffle	p. 86
Model 1: Determinants for Joining the Insurance: Members and Non-Members	p. 89
Model 2: Determinants for Joining the Raffle: Members and Non-Members	p. 90
Model 3: Determinants for Joining the Raffle: Non-Members	p. 91
Model 4: Determinants for Joining the Raffle: Members	p. 93
Summary and Conclusion	p. 94
Summary of Main Findings	p. 94
Lessons Learned and Policy Implications	p. 96
Future Research Needs	p. 97
References	p. 99
Table of Contents provided by Rittenhouse. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Incentives In Community-based Health Insurance Schemes

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials