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The case against health insurance [1]

Medical insurance is now being actively promoted by the government as a means of providing and covering the costs of healthcare. But such insurance is riddled with problems and faces some very India-specific constraints.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2008
Vinod Vyasulu [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
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39
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Tags:
Health [4], Health Care [5], Health Insurance [6], Private Sector [7], India [8]
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