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Volume : III, Issue : VII, August - 2013 Community Based Health Insurance Schemes And Social Work Implications For Health Insurance Practices For The Poor Paramita Roy DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The unexpected and lump sum expenditures on health care are a cause of impoverishment and constant
sense of insecurity to the poor. The Right to Health necessitates the availability of health care for all. The
Community Based Health Insurance Schemes (CBHIs) are an innovative exercise towards participative
contributory health insurance mechanisms designed to meet local needs. This paper explores the significance of
CBHIs and understands the factors associated with the viability and sustainability of such organisations. The paper
points out the role of social work interventions in the success of such micro health schemes to provide for the
ultimate goal of health protection for all. The paper thus brings to the forefront the much needed collaboration
between specialised interdisciplinary interventions in relevant aspects of policy implementation including the
discipline of social work. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Paramita Roy, (2013). Community Based Health Insurance Schemes And Social Work Implications For Health Insurance Practices For The Poor. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2730.pdf References : - Ahuja R. and Jutting J. (2003), Design of Incentives in Community based health insurance schemes. Working Paper No. 95. Indian Council for Research in International Economic Relations.
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