蝌蚪网 Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
Risk Protection, Service Use, and Health Outcomes under Colombia's Health Insurance Program for the Poor
蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics
(pp. 61–91)
Abstract
Unexpected medical care spending imposes considerable financial risk on developing country households. Based on managed care models of health insurance in wealthy countries, Colombia's R茅gimen Subsidiado is a publicly financed insurance program targeted to the poor, aiming both to provide risk protection and to promote allocative efficiency in the use of medical care. Using a "fuzzy" regression discontinuity design, we find that the program has shielded the poor from some financial risk while increasing the use of traditionally underutilized preventive services鈥攚ith measurable health gains.Citation
Miller, Grant, Diana Pinto, and Marcos Vera-Hern谩ndez. 2013. "Risk Protection, Service Use, and Health Outcomes under Colombia's Health Insurance Program for the Poor." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics 5 (4): 61–91. DOI: 10.1257/app.5.4.61Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- G22 Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
- I13 Health Insurance, Public and Private
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration