Conditional cash transfers, spillovers, and informal health care: Evidence from Peru.
Health Econ
; 29(2): 111-122, 2020 02.
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| ID: mdl-31828867
ABSTRACT
Conditional cash transfer programs have become instrumental in encouraging the use of formal health services in developing countries, but little is known about their effect on the use of low-quality informal care. Using a large survey of Peruvian rural households and a regression discontinuity design, we find a sizeable reduction in the use of informal health care providers not only by targeted but also by nontargeted members of households that qualify for the program. This indicates the existence of spillover effects within the household. We also provide evidence that beyond the direct increase in income, the availability of better information about institutional services is a potential mechanism that drives these effects.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Financeiro
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Atenção à Saúde
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Autoavaliação Diagnóstica
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Assistência ao Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Econ
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru