Health insurance in China and India: Segmented roles for public and private financing

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1005-1015

  Bhattacharjya, Ashoke S ^a   Sapra, Puneet K ^b  

^a Johnson and Johnson Medical Asia Pacific   (India)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; REVIEW;

CHINA; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 48149115521     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.1005     Document Type: Review

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