In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce … catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.†The program and the districts are evaluated over time …:[http://www.cgdev.org/files/1426275_file_Fan_Karanb_Mahald_state_health_insurance_FINAL.pdf] …

quality health services. This paper examines an innovative approach to access to and demand for quality health care from the … medical consultation with a qualified nongovernmental organization doctor is randomly offered by a health insurance provider …

This is a case study of the Yeshasvini Health Insurance Scheme for rural farmers and peasants in Karnataka. The scheme … many of the problems associated with health insurance schemes for the poor (such as low levels of coverage and benefits …). These features raise the potential of the scheme to be a model for developing countries in providing a modicum of health …

In the backdrop of the low level of health insurance coverage in India, this study examines the determinants of the … scaling-up process of health insurance by analyzing the rational behaviour of an insurance agent facing a trade-off between … selling ‘health insurance’ and ‘other forms of insurance’ subject to his limited time and efforts, and the …

triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet … dietary diversity profile across adjoining regions highlights the persistence of uneven development in terms of consumption … and health indicators. Quantile regression analysis is used to identify the impact of determinants at different parts of …

attain the subsistence level of consumption. Thus, zero percent is taken as a threshold level to define catastrophic health …It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to … expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is …

social security, consumption of edible items, consumption under PDS system, health, union awareness, time use, household …

This study aims to investigate the impact of CFPR/TUP programme on the food and nutrient consumption. The report is … the changes in food consumption among the ultra poor households over the period. The second part describes the differences … in food and nutrient consumption between selected ultra poor (SUP) and non selected ultra poor (NSUP) households in 2004 …

concern. Policy makers often argue that increasing the level of development and access to health care are crucial to … addressing this inequality. This paper analyzes the relationship between access to child health investments and gender inequality …