Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo; Goudge, Jane - In: The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and … 37 (2012) 4, pp. 633-654
Health insurance is an alternative to direct out-of-pocket (OOP) financing. It aims to improve access to care and reduce direct OOP payments. However, this may not be the case if there is high cost sharing and limited cover. This paper uses the methodology of propensity score matching to...