The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in New Delhi and registered as a company limited by shares and not for profit, under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 1956. [...] The maps that have been used in the paper are for illustrative purposes and do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of CSEP concerning the legal status of any country or territory or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. [...] The author or CSEP do not vouch for the accuracy and the correctness of the map. [...] Designed by Umesh Kumar Health Insurance Access and Disease Profile for Women in India Nandita Bhan Visiting Fellow Centre for Social and Economic Progress New Delhi, India Professor and Vice Dean Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development (JSPH) O.
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 4
- Abbreviations 6
- Abstract 7
- Executive Summary 8
- 1. Introduction 10
- 1.1 Objectives of the Work 11
- 1.2 Current Research on Insurance and the Social Determinants of Health 11
- 2. Methodology 13
- 2.1 Data 13
- 2.2 Research Questions 13
- 2.3 Measures and Analysis 14
- 3. Findings 15
- 3.1 The Changing landscape of Women’s Health Needs 15
- 3.2 Barriers to Women’s Healthcare Use 23
- 3.3 Women’s Agency and Social Determinants of Insurance Access 25
- 3.4 Case Study of Meghalaya: Gender Differences in Health Utilisation With Insurance 31
- 4. Discussion 34
- 5. Conclusion 39
- Endnotes 39
- References 40
- Appendix 43
- About the authors 54
- Other publications 55
