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Social Health Insurance: Key Factors Affecting the Transition Towards Universal Coverage

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  • Guy Carrin
  • Chris James

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Several low‐ and middle‐income countries are interested in extending their existing health insurance for specific groups to eventually cover their entire populations. For those countries interested in such an extension, it is important to understand the factors that affect the transition from incomplete to universal coverage. This paper analyses the experience of eight countries in the implementation of social health insurance. It highlights the importance of the socioeconomic and political context, particularly in relation to the level of income, structure of the economy, distribution of the population, ability to administer and level of solidarity within the country, but also stresses the important stewardship role government can play in facilitating the transition to universal coverage via social health insurance.

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  • Guy Carrin & Chris James, 2005. "Social Health Insurance: Key Factors Affecting the Transition Towards Universal Coverage," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(1), pages 45-64, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:intssr:v:58:y:2005:i:1:p:45-64
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2005.00209.x
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