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Table 6 Pooling arrangements

From: Subsidized health insurance coverage of people in the informal sector and vulnerable population groups: trends in institutional design in Asia

Country and subsidization arrangement

Single/multiple fund(s)

Separate/integrated fund for subsidized

Additional information

Cambodia:

Multiple [30]

 

HEFs

Separate [86]

n/a

SUBO

Separate [57]

n/a

China:

Multiple [31]

 

URBMI

Separate [78]

Pooling at municipal level, average pool size 2 m [14]

Approximately 330 risk pools in 2011 [31]

NCRMS

Separate [78]

Pooling at county level, average pool size 500 000 [87]

Approximately 2600 risk pools in 2011 [31]

MFA

 

Additional to NRCMS and URBMI membership

Pooling at county level [31]

India:

Multiple [24]

 

RSBY

Separate [24]

n/a

Yeshasvini

Separate [24]

n/a

Rajiv Aarogyasri

Separate [67]

n/a

Kalaignar

Separate [24]

n/a

Vajapayee Arogyasri

Separate [24]

n/a

Indonesia

Multiple (single as of 2014) [33]

Separate (integrated as of 2014) [85]

n/a

Mongolia

Single [49]

Integrated [88]

n/a

Philippines

Single [63]

Integrated [35]

n/a

Thailand

Multiple [36]

Separate [36]

n/a

Vietnam

Single [37]

Integrated [37]

Resource allocation and reimbursement regulations result in fragmentationa [37]

  1. aCapitation level is linked to historical expenditure, expenditure ceiling is linked to contribution