Cost-effectiveness of national health insurance programs in high-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

National health insurance is now common in most developed countries. This study reviews the evidence and synthesizes the cost-effectiveness information for national health insurance or disability insurance programs across high-income countries.

Data sources

A literature search using health, economics and systematic review electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Medline, Econlit, RepEc, Cochrane library and Campbell library), was conducted from April to October 2015.

Study selection

Two reviewers independently selected relevant studies by applying screening criteria to the title and keywords fields, followed by a detailed examination of abstracts.

Data extraction

Studies were selected for data extraction using a quality assessment form consisting of fiv

SUBMITTER: Nghiem S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5731747 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature