Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/84720 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 63
Publisher: 
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
Abstract: 
Community based health insurance is an emerging and promising concept that has attracted the attention of policy makers as it addresses health care challenges faced by the poor. This paper discusses solutions to important incentive problems in micro-health insurance schemes which threaten their sustainability. In particular, three issues are explored: (i) if defining household as unit of insurance always mitigates adverse selection problem; (ii) how ex ante moral hazard problem can be circumvented through group insurance contract; and (iii) how to set incentives for scheme managers. Various public policies are discussed that help to set appropriate incentives to better manage health insurance schemes in low-income country environments.
Subjects: 
Health Economics and Policy
Risk and Uncertainty
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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