Product Description: 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 lack of universal coverage means that hundreds ofmillions of people around the world either do not get the health care servicesthey need, or they have to pay dearly for them, often falling into poverty as aresult...read more

Product 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...read more

Product Description: Any analysis of health financing issues has to begin with sound estimates of the level and flow of resources in a health system, including total levels of spending, the sources of health expenditures, the uses of funds in terms of services purchased, and in terms of who purchases them...read more