| Type | Journal Article - The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory |
| Title | Will private health insurance make the distribution of public health subsidies more equal? The case of India |
| Author(s) | |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2003 |
| Page numbers | 131-160 |
| URL | http://www.genevaassociation.org/PDF/Geneva_Insurance_and_Risk_Review/GA2003_GR28(2)_Mahal.pdf |
| Abstract | This paper assesses the impact of the entry of private players in the health insurance market on the size of the insurance market and the distribution of public health subsidies on health care provision in India. Simulation results presented in the paper suggest that the redistributive effect is small when richer groups have privileged access to public facilities |
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