Journal article
Addressing healthcare needs of people living below the poverty line: a rapid assessment of the Andhra Pradesh Health Insurance Scheme.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Families living below the poverty line in countries which do not have universal healthcare coverage are drawn into indebtedness and bankruptcy. The state of Andhra Pradesh in India established the Rajiv Aarogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme (RACHIS) in 2007 with the aim of breaking this cycle by improving the access of below the poverty line (BPL) families to secondary and tertiary healthcare. It covered a wide range of …
Authors
Rao M; Ramachandra SS; Bandyopadhyay S; Chandran A; Shidhaye R; Tamisettynarayana S; Thippaiah A; Sitamma M; Sunil George M; Singh V
Journal
The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 335–341
Publication Date
2011
ISSN
0970-258X