Gender-specific inequalities in coverage of Publicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes in Southern States of India: evidence from National Family Health Surveys

Gender-specific inequalities in coverage of Publicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes in Southern States of India: evidence from National Family Health Surveys

Abstract Background Publicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes (PFHIS) are intended to play a role in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In countries like India, PFHISs have low penetrance and provide limited coverage of services and of family members within households, which can mean that wom...

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Main Authors: Santosh Kumar Sharma, Devaki Nambiar, Hari Sankar, Jaison Joseph, Surya Surendran, Gloria Benny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Publicly funded health insurance
Gender
Inequalities
Universal health coverage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17231-0

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