...Yusuf Katerega Ndawula; Nasser Polly Sibwomu; Isa Nsereko Purpose This paper examines the relationship between herding behavior, availability heuristics and purchase decisions of health insurance products in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 324 health insurance...

...-squared, at 10% threshold of total non-food expenditure, the likelihood of experiencing catastrophic health expenditure increased with secondary education, for those without health insurance and for severely ill or injured by 1.48, 2.57 and 8.70, respectively. It fell for those who consulted patent...

...Ajantha Sisira Kumara; Ramanie Samaratunge Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of health insurance ownership of individuals in the Sri Lankan labor force and to examine how insurance ownership impacts healthcare utilization. Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Anthony Kusi; Ama Fenny; Daniel Kojo Arhinful; Felix Ankomah Asante; Divya Parmar Purpose The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2005 to provide equitable access to healthcare. Furthermore, concessions were made for pregnant women, yet inequities in access continue to exist...

...Donald D. Hackney; Daniel Friesner; Erica H. Johnson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the timing associated with the implementation of the health insurance-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) altered the presence and distribution...

...David Reisman Purpose Singapore's rapid economic progress has been accompanied by a series of experiments in medical savings and health insurance. This paper aims to examine the “three Ms” – Medisave, MediShield, and Medifund – in order to establish the way in which the policy‐instruments...