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100			_aGupta, Indrani
245			_aPrivate health insurance and health costs: results from a Delhi study
260			_c2002
300			_ap.2795-2802.
362			_a6 Jul
520			_aThe IRDA Bill and the consequent opening up of the health insurance sector to foreign and private investors raises several questions. Are Indians ready for private health insurance? Will there be demand from all sections of society? What would consumers look for when they 'purchase' insurance to cover future health risks, a concept hitherto non-existent in India? There are some of the questions this paper attempts to answer, based on data collected in Delhi from about 500 households. The study found a wide disparity across sections on willingness to participate. The challenges for the new system would be to pool individuals across risk and economic status categories; set up a multi-tier system to meet objectives of equity and efficiency in health care delivery and for planners and regulators, to keep health insurance separate from other non-health insurance. - Reproduced.
650			_aSocial security - India - Delhi
650			_aSocial security - India
650			_aSocial security
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52976
999			_c52976 _d52976