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Barriers to accessing benefits in a community-based insurance scheme: lessons learnt from SEWA Insurance, Gujarat.
Health Policy Plan
March 2006
Research Coordinator, Vimo SEWA, SEWA Reception Centre, Opposite Victoria Garden, Bhadra, Ahmedabad 380 001, India.
Article Synopsis
- The paper explores the challenges faced by poor women and their families in accessing benefits from a community-based insurance (CBI) scheme run by SEWA in Gujarat, India.
- It highlights both external barriers, such as illiteracy and poor healthcare infrastructure, and internal challenges related to the scheme's management, including unclear rules and documentation requirements for claims.
- Recommendations are provided for improving access to benefits, and the findings are relevant to similar CBI schemes in India and beyond.