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Evolving Social Health Scheme For Workers In Unorganized Sector: Key Evidences From Study Of Cycle Rickshaw Pullers In Delhi, India, Nishant Kumar, Vijay Tiwari, Kuldeep Kumar, Kesavan Nair, Sherin Raj, Deoki Nandan
Evolving Social Health Scheme For Workers In Unorganized Sector: Key Evidences From Study Of Cycle Rickshaw Pullers In Delhi, India, Nishant Kumar, Vijay Tiwari, Kuldeep Kumar, Kesavan Nair, Sherin Raj, Deoki Nandan
Kuldeep Kumar
Background
In view of high out-of-pocket costs and low spending even for basic healthcare for the poor employed in the unorganized sector, policy makers in India have turned their attention to developing a financing mechanism for social health insurance with the desire to provide quality care to the poor and economically disadvantaged.
Objectives
This study aims to assess and determine the disease profile, treatment expenditure and willingness to pay for health insurance among rickshaw pullers in Delhi.
Methods
The study was conducted among 500 rickshaw pullers from five zones of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, taking a sample of 100 …