The impact of voluntary health insurance on health care utilization and out-of-pocket payments: New evidence for vietnam

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 946-966

  Nguyen, Cuong Viet ^a  

^a Indochina Research and Consulting   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

difference in differences; health insurance; impact evaluation; matching; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OUT OF POCKET PAYMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM; VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE;

FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84863451366     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1768     Document Type: Article

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