Short and longer-term impacts of health insurance on catastrophic health expenditures in Kwara State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Out- of-pocket health expenditures (OOPs) constitute a significant proportion of total health expenditures in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to an increased likelihood of exposure to financial catastrophe in the event of illness. Health insurance has the potential to reduce catastrophic health expenditures (CHE), but rigorous evidence of its sustained impact is limited, especially in LMICs. This study examined the short- and longer-term effects of a health insurance program in Kwara State, Nigeria on CHE.

Methods

The analysis is based on a panel dataset consisting of 3 waves of household surveys in program and comparison areas. The balanced data consists of 1,039 households and 3,450 individuals. We employed a difference-in-differences (DiD

SUBMITTER: Okunogbe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9764477 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature