Adverse selection in a community-based health insurance scheme in rural Africa: Implications for introducing targeted subsidies

• Main Authors: Parmar Divya (Author), Souares Aurélia (Author), de Allegri Manuela (Author), Savadogo Germain (Author), Sauerborn Rainer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although most community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are voluntary, problem of adverse selection is hardly studied. Evidence on the impact of targeted subsidies on adverse selection is completely missing. This paper investig...