Systematic Review of Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance in Low and Middle Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Access to healthcare is mostly contingent on out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) by health seekers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This would require many LMICs to raise enough funds to achieve universal health insurance coverage. But, are individuals or households willing to pay for health insurance, and how much? What factors positively affect WTP for health insurance? We wanted to examine the evidence for this, through a review of the literature.

Methods

We systematically searched databases up to February 2016 and included studies of individual or household WTP for health insurance. Two authors appraised the identified studies. We estimated the WTP as a percentage of GDP per capita, and adjusted net national income per capita of each country

SUBMITTER: Nosratnejad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4928775 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature