Evidence of a causal link between health outcomes, insurance coverage, and a policy to expand access: experimental data from children in the Philippines.
Health Econ
; 20(5): 620-30, 2011 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20540042
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we present evidence on the health effects of a health insurance intervention targeted to poor children using data from a randomized policy experiment known as the Quality Improvement Demonstration Study. Among study participants, using a difference-in-difference regression model, we estimated a 9-12 and 4-9 percentage point reduction in the likelihood of wasting and having an infection, respectively, as measured by a common biomarker C-reactive Protein. Interestingly, these benefits were not apparent at the time of discharge; the beneficial health effects were manifest several weeks after release from the hospital.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
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Equidade_desigualdade
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Estado_mercado_regulacao
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Emaciação
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Cobertura do Seguro
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Política de Saúde
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Seguro Saúde
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Econ
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Filipinas