Effects of expanding a non-contributory health insurance scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare spending by the poor in Turkey
BMJ Global Health, vol.4, no.4, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001540
- Journal Name: BMJ Global Health
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction Insufficient or no health insurance creates financial access barriers to healthcare services, especially for vulnerable populations. The Green Card scheme, a non-contributory government-funded health insurance scheme for the poor in Turkey, was expanded in 2003-2006 and has provided citizens with extended benefits. We study the effects of this expansion of the Green Card scheme on out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures for low-income households.