Expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable groups: A systematic review of options

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-104

  Meng, Qingyue ^a   Yuan, Beibei ^a   Jia, Liying ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Yu, Baorong ^a   Gao, Jun ^b   Garner, Paul ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coverage; expansion; Health insurance; vulnerable groups

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 79951933985     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq038     Document Type: Review

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