Innovations in health care financing: new evidence on the prospect of community health insurance schemes in the rural areas of Ethiopia.
It has become clear that due to market failure, state failure, and other reasons, the conventional sources of finance alone could not solve the health problem of the rural population, particularly that of the socially excluded and disadvantaged groups. Community Based Health Insurance Schemes (CBHIS) are one of the most recently mentioned options to narrow the existing inequalities in access to basic health services. This study assesses the prospect of CBHIS in the rural areas of Ethiopia using a double bounded dichotomous contingent valuation method. The results show that even in one of the poorest countries of the world, there is a promising prospect to introduce CBHIS.
Asfaw
Abay
A
FCND, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, USA. a.asfaw@cgiar.org
von Braun
Joachim
J
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011203:Poverty / Q000191:economics*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D035862:Vulnerable Populations