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Extension of social protection in India: the contribution of health micro-insurance schemes
Technical Paper No. 1.2
Summary (English)
In recent years, health micro-insurance has emerged in India as an essential tool for removing the financial barriers allowing for easier access to quality health care services. Based on a 2005 update of a national inventory prepared in 2003-2004 by ILO/STEP, the present document provides an overview of the various health micro-insurance schemes currently found operational in India as well as a very first assessment of their present and potential contribution to the overall extension strategies still to be fully designed at the national level.
Note
From Answering the Health Insurance Needs of the Poor: Building up Tools for Awareness, Education and Participation. Session 1, Workshop New Delhi, May 29-31 2006, pp. 45-48.