Title: Do Subsidized Health Programs In Armenia Increase Utilization Among The Poor?
Abstract: No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers25 Jun 2013Do Subsidized Health Programs In Armenia Increase Utilization Among The Poor?Authors/Editors: Diego F. Angel-Urdinola, Shweta JainDiego F. Angel-Urdinola, Shweta Jainhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4017SectionsAboutPDF (0.4 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This article analyzes the extent to which the Basic Benefit Package (BBP), a subsidized health program in Armenia, increases utilization and affordability of outpatient health care among the poor. The authors find that beneficiaries of the BBP pay approximately 45 percent less in fees for doctor visits (and display 36 percent higher outpatient utilization rates) than eligible users not receiving the BBP. However, even among BBP beneficiaries the level of outpatient health care utilization remains low. This occurs because the program mainly provides discounted fees for doctor visits, but fees do not constitute the main financial constraint for users. The authors estimate suggest that other non-fee expenditures, such as prescription medicines, constitute a more significant financial constraint and are not subsidized by the BBP. As a result, outpatient health care remains expensive even for BBP beneficiaries. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byChallenges and Opportunities for Purchasing High-Quality Health Care: Lessons from ArmeniaHealth Systems & Reform, Vol.7, No.129 April 2021On the socio-economic determinants of antenatal care utilization in Azerbaijan: evidence and policy implications for reformsHealth Economics, Policy and Law, Vol.6, No.022 July 2010The Impact of Subsidized Health Insurance on the Poor in Colombia: Evaluating the Case of MedelllnSSRN Electronic JournalHospitalization in Tajikistan: determinants of admission, length of stay, and out-of-pocket expenditures. Results of a national surveyThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Vol.25, No.311 January 2010The Impact of Subsidized Health Insurance on the Poor in Colombia: Evaluating the Case of Medellín through Endogenous Switching Models and Propensity Score Matching for Medical Care UtilizationSSRN Electronic JournalSocial Welfare in Post-Soviet Armenia: From Socialist to Liberal and Informal?Post-Soviet Affairs, Vol.24, No.416 May 2013 View Published: September 2006 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEurope and Central AsiaRelated CountriesArmeniaRelated TopicsHealth Nutrition and Population KeywordsCHILDRENFAMILIESHEALTHHEALTH CAREHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SERVICESHOSPITALSMEDICINESMIGRATIONMORBIDITYMORTALITYNURSESOUTPATIENT CAREPATIENTSPOSTNATAL CAREPUBLIC HEALTHREGISTRATIONSTDSSTRATEGYSURGERY PDF downloadLoading ...