A study of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana in Chhattisgarh, India
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Introduction The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a national health insurance scheme launched in 2008 by government of India to provide health insurance to households living below poverty line (BPL) in order to protect them from major health shocks that involve hospitalisation. In Chhattisgarh RSBY was launched in June 2009 and Durg was the first district to be enrolled under this scheme. In this paper, we attempt to analyse implementation of RSBY in Durg, Chhattisgarh and explore whether out-of-pocket expenses are still incurred by patients utilising this insurance.
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2012