Journal article
Does free complementary health insurance help the poor to access health care? Evidence from France
Abstract
The French government introduced a 'free complementary health insurance plan' in 2000, which covers most of the out-of-pocket payments faced by the poorest 10% of French residents. This plan was designed to help the non-elderly poor to access health care. To assess the impact of the introduction of the plan on its beneficiaries, we use a longitudinal data set to compare, for the same individual, the evolution of his/her expenditures …
Authors
Grignon M; Perronnin M; Lavis JN
Journal
Health Economics, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 203–219
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2008
DOI
10.1002/hec.1250
ISSN
1057-9230