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Protection in Good and Bad Times? The Turkish Green Card Health Program

This paper evaluates the equity and financial protection implications of the expansion of the Green Card (Yesil Kart) non-contributory health insurance program in Turkey during the growth years from 2003 to 2008. It also considers the program'...

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Main Authors:	Aran, Meltem A., Hentschel, Jesko S.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2013
Subjects:	BEDROOMS CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURE CATASTROPHIC HEALTH SPENDING CITIES CURATIVE HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS ECONOMIC POLICY ELDERLY PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURES FEMALE FINANCIAL PROTECTION FORMAL LABOR MARKET GENDER HEALTH AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH COSTS HEALTH DEMAND HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INFANTS INFORMAL SECTOR INPATIENT CARE INSURANCE PLAN LIVING STANDARDS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR OUTPATIENT CARE POCKET PAYMENTS POCKET PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PREVENTIVE CARE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICES PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY OF CARE SAFETY SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH INSURANCE URBAN POPULATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES VISITS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16627384/protection-good-bad-times-turkish-green-card-health-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12024