Effects of Health Insurance on Quality of Care in Low-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of health insurance on quality of care in low-income countries (LICs). Methods: We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines. We searched seven databases for studies published between 2010 and August 2022. We included studies that evaluated the effects of health insurance on quality of care in LICs using randomized experiments or quasi-experimental study designs. Study outcomes were classified using the Donabedian framework. Results: We included 15 studies out of the 6,129 identified. Available evidence seems to suggest that health insurance has limited effects on structural quality, and its effects on the process of care remain mixed. At the population level, health insurance is linked to improved anthropometri

SUBMITTER: Osei Afriyie D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447888 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature