Background Expanding public health insurance seeks to attain several desirable objectives,
including increasing access to healthcare services, reducing the risk of catastrophic …

Primary care serves as the cornerstone in a strong healthcare system. However, it has long
been overlooked in the United States (USA), and an imbalance between specialty and …

China successfully achieved universal health insurance coverage in 2011, representing the
largest expansion of insurance coverage in human history. While the achievement is widely …

China's 3 year, CN¥ 850 billion (US $125 billion) reform plan, launched in 2009, marked the
first phase towards achieving comprehensive universal health coverage by 2020. The …

The quest for universal health coverage (UHC) has gathered real momentumover the past
decade, with countries on every continent now taking part. This iswelcome news, since a …

Background To systematically evaluate the empirical evidence on the impact of community-
based health insurance (CBHI) on healthcare utilization and financial risk protection in low …

Importance Appropriate antibiotic use is a key strategy to control antibacterial resistance.
The first step in achieving this is to identify the major problems in antibiotic prescription in …

This paper studies the health effects of one of the world's largest demand-side financial
incentive programmes—India's Janani Suraksha Yojana. Our difference-in-difference …

This paper investigates the effects of China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) on
health outcomes and healthcare expenditure of the elderly in rural China, using panel data …

Rural households contend with numerous uninsured risks that hinder their ability to leverage
profitable yet risky opportunities. We study whether the provision of insurance coverage for …