Mainstreaming Health Insurance for People with Disabilities: Lessons from Vietnam

摘要: Many low- and middle-income countries have introduced public health insurance schemes to increase access care provide financial protection against the costs of for disadvantaged groups. Using national household survey data from Vietnam an appropriate two-part model, this paper examines targeting effectiveness their impact on utilization persons with disabilities. Results suggest that current community-based methods are not effective, mechanisms unsatisfactory buffer inpatient-related which disabilities prone. A higher level disability is recommended, both in terms eligibility benefits