Progressive segmented health insurance: Colombian health reform and access to health services

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-18

  Ruiz, Fernando ^a   Amaya, Liliana ^a   Venegas, Stella ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Demand models; Developing countries; Health financing; Health inequalities; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COLOMBIA; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 33846454717     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1147     Document Type: Article

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