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Impact of RSBY on enrolled households: lessons from Gujarat

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Launched in 2008, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) insurance scheme has the mandate of improving access to quality health services of families living below the poverty line (BPL) while providing financial protection against health shocks. Four years following implementation, it is yet to find its presence in all districts of the twenty-eight States in India. Budgetary limitations, the balance between maintaining the claims ratio and sustainability, the contractual relationship between insurance companies and empanelled hospitals, and the weak monitoring system are few challenges that the scheme faces today.

Source: BMC Proceedings

DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-6-s5-o9

Authors: Tanya Seshadri, Mayur Trivedi, Deepak Saxena, Werner Soors, Bart Criel, Narayanan Devadasan

Institutions: Institute of Public Health Bengaluru, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Subfield: Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,290