ACCORD Community Health Insurance: Increasing Access to Hospital Care

Described here is the ACCORD - AMS - ASHWINI community health insurance programme (AAA CHI), which aims to provide finances for the poor at the time of need using pre-payment and risk pooling mechanisms. From the data it appears that AAA CHI has been able to increase the access of the poor to health...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2004-07, Vol.39 (28), p.3189-3194
Main Authors: N. Devadasan, Manoharan, S., N. Menon, Menon, S., M. Thekaekara, S. Thekaekara, AMS Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities
Community health
Employer provided health insurance
Health insurance
Hospital admissions
Hospitalization
Hospitalization insurance
Insurance companies
Insurance pools
Insurance premiums
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Summary:Described here is the ACCORD - AMS - ASHWINI community health insurance programme (AAA CHI), which aims to provide finances for the poor at the time of need using pre-payment and risk pooling mechanisms. From the data it appears that AAA CHI has been able to increase the access of the poor to health care. Some of the reasons for this achievement are: the existing solidarity in the community; the affordable premium; the comprehensive benefit package, and minimum administrative bureaucracy.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846