Promoting universal financial protection: Health insurance for the poor in Georgia - a case study

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zoidze, Akaki ^a   Rukhazde, Natia ^a   Chkhatarashvili, Ketevan ^a   Gotsadze, George ^a  

^a CURATIO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Catastrophic expenditure; Financial protection; Health insurance for the poor; Service utilisation; Targeting the poor; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, MAJOR MEDICAL; POVERTY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84887581396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-45     Document Type: Article

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