Impact of publicly financed health insurance schemes on healthcare utilization and financial risk protection in India: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Prinja, Shankar ^a   Chauhan, Akashdeep Singh ^a   Karan, Anup ^b   Kaur, Gunjeet ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBASE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCIENTIST; SCOPUS; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85011649868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170996     Document Type: Review

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