National Health Insurance Scheme and household welfare: Evidence from Ghana

被引：1
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作者：
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim [1 ]
Annim, Samuel Kobina [2 ]
Luginaah, Isaac [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cape Coast, Sch Econ, Cape Coast, Ghana
[2] Ghana Stat Serv, Accra, Ghana
[3] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Geog, London, ON, Canada
来源：
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2023年 / 35卷 / 08期
关键词：
asset accumulation; Ghana; National Health Insurance Scheme; out-of-pocket health spending; poverty; EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE; POVERTY; QUALITY; INDEX; CARE;
D O I：
10.1002/jid.3772
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
This study examines the effect of the National Health Insurance Scheme on household poverty and basic asset accumulation using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. We corrected the endogeneity and sample selection bias associated with subscription to the scheme. The estimates show that health insurance subscription reduces household poverty and has a positive asset accumulation effect on households. The results show consistency in decreasing poverty more among rural households. We identify an increase in the coverage of health services needed by households in the health insurance scheme as a potential channel through which subscription could smoothen household welfare.
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页码：2269 / 2298
页数：30
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