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Government Sponsored Health Insurance in India: Are You Covered? (Directions in Development)
Author(s): Gerard La Forgia (Author), Somil Nagpal (Author)
- Publisher: World Bank Publications
- Publication Date: 7 Sept. 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 448 pages
- ISBN-10: 0821396188
- ISBN-13: 9780821396186
Book Description
This book presents research findings on India’s major central and state government-sponsored health insurance schemes (GSHISs). The analysis centers on the GSHISs launched since 2007. These schemes targeted poor populations, aiming to provide financial protection against catastrophic health shocks, defined in terms of inpatient care.
