Open AccessSwavlamban Health Insurance scheme for persons with disabilities: An experiential account
Author(s) -
Joseph W. James,
Chethan Basavarajappa,
Thanapal Sivakumar,
Ruma Banerjee,
Jagadisha Thirthalli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_77_19
Subject(s) - mental health , context (archaeology) , welfare , mental illness , health insurance , medicine , psychiatry , health care , geography , political science , law , archaeology
Out-of-pocket expenditure on health in India is high. Many people including persons with disability (PwD) face catastrophic health expenditure. Health insurance is a promising strategy to overcome this burden. Swavlamban was the first health insurance for PwD which also covered mental illness. We conducted regular camps at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) for enrollment in the scheme. In this study, we present the features of the scheme and the sociodemographic profile of beneficiaries enrolled.