Is health microinsurance sustainable?: an analysis of five South Asian schemes

Fuente: Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michael E. Weilant
Format: Entrada de enciclopedia
Published: International Labour Organization 2015
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1874525006057177091
author Michael E. Weilant
author_facet Michael E. Weilant
Michael E. Weilant
contents Is health microinsurance sustainable?: an analysis of five South Asian schemes Michael E. Weilant “Can health microinsurance (HMI) schemes achieve sustainability?” As with many seemingly simple questions, there is no simple answer. The answer to this question is of interest to a variety of parties. Insurance providers seek to understand if there is a viable business case for offering an HMI product. Health-care providers and pharmaceutical companies are interested in whether or not HMI can be a means for broadening coverage. Donors and other funding organizations want to know if HMI is a viable investment as a means to improve health-care access, health outcomes and financial protection for the low-income population. Governments consider how to use HMI schemes as a step towards universal health coverage. Briefing Note 35 presents results from a review of the financial performance of five schemes in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Briefing note (Impact Insurance Facility), 35, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
format Entrada de enciclopedia
id ilo_995335389502676
institution Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
publishDate 2015
publisher International Labour Organization
spellingShingle Is health microinsurance sustainable?: an analysis of five South Asian schemes
Michael E. Weilant
Is health microinsurance sustainable?: an analysis of five South Asian schemes Michael E. Weilant “Can health microinsurance (HMI) schemes achieve sustainability?” As with many seemingly simple questions, there is no simple answer. The answer to this question is of interest to a variety of parties. Insurance providers seek to understand if there is a viable business case for offering an HMI product. Health-care providers and pharmaceutical companies are interested in whether or not HMI can be a means for broadening coverage. Donors and other funding organizations want to know if HMI is a viable investment as a means to improve health-care access, health outcomes and financial protection for the low-income population. Governments consider how to use HMI schemes as a step towards universal health coverage. Briefing Note 35 presents results from a review of the financial performance of five schemes in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Briefing note (Impact Insurance Facility), 35, ILO publication.encyclopediaEntry
title Is health microinsurance sustainable?: an analysis of five South Asian schemes
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/encyclopediaEntry/Is-health-microinsurance-sustainable-an-analysis/995335389502676