Resource Type: Report
Authors: Nishant Jain
Published: August 2017

Resource Description:

This report is to analyze the evolving scenario of government-financed health insurance schemes (GFHIS) and community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in India. The paper assesses the evolution of GFHIS and their impact on CBHI schemes with respect to innovation and implementation experience. The aim is to identify lessons from GFHIS that can have impact on the functioning of CBHI schemes. The paper makes recommendations on fitting together these health insurance schemes in the larger health care domain in the country.