Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt?

被引:6
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作者
Rashad, Ahmed Shoukry [1 ,2 ]
Sharaf, Mesbah Fathy [3 ]
Mansour, Elhussien Ibrahim [4 ]
机构
[1] Govt Dubai, Econ Studies & Policies Sect, Dubai, U Arab Emirates
[2] Govt Dubai, Dubai Dept Econ Dev, Dubai, U Arab Emirates
[3] Univ Alberta, Fac Arts, Dept Econ, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[4] CUNY, New York City Coll Technol, New York, NY 10021 USA
关键词
maternal care utilization; health insurance; propensity score matching; Egypt;
D O I
10.1002/jid.3414
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This paper assesses the impact of the national health insurance on the utilization of maternal health care services in Egypt using propensity score matching. The results suggest that health insurance has a strong and robust positive impact on most of the maternal health care indicators. (c) 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:516 / 520
页数:5
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