NCT00421629

Experimental Study to Assess Interventions Aimed at Improving the Equity Impact of Community-Based Health Insurance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 688 (planned)
• Sponsor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assesses interventions aimed at improving the distributional impact of a community based health insurance scheme in rural India.

Detailed description

Community based health insurance is often cited as a means of improving access and financial protection in developing countries, but such schemes may not benefit the poorest. We evaluate alternative strategies for improving the uptake of benefits of a community based health insurance scheme by its poorest members. Comparisons: Three groups are compared to standard insurance scheme members (Control). One group is provided with after-sale service and supportive supervision (AfterSS). A second group is provided with prospective reimbursement (PR). A third group is provided with these two interventions together (Both).

Conditions

• Health Insurance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	After-sales service and supportive supervision (AfterSS)
BEHAVIORAL	Prospective reimbursement (PR)
BEHAVIORAL	Both (AfterSS and PR)

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-10-01
• Completion: 2006-04-01
• First posted: 2007-01-12
• Last updated: 2007-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India