Guy Carrin

Biographic Data

ID1156567
NAMEGuy Carrin
GIVEN NAMESGuy
FAMILY NAMECarrin
SIGNATURECARRIN G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Antwerp
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS36
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1976
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX3

  • Reaching universal coverage by means of social health insurance in Lesotho? Results and implications from a financial feasibility assessment

    Open AccessInke Mathauer, Ole Doetinchem et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Security…2011Cited by: 1References: 1

    This article discusses the process, results and implications of a financial feasibility assessment of social health insurance (SHI), as one part of Lesotho's exploration of how to move towards achieving universal health care coverage. Quantitative data from government and other sources, and qualitative data from discussions with stakeholders, were entered into SimIns, a health insurance simulation software, through which SHI revenue and expenditu…

  • Social Health Insurance

    Open AccessGuy Carrin, Chris JamesARTICLEInternational Social Security…2005Cited by: 6References: 2

    Several low- and middle-income countries are interested in extending their existing health insurance for specific groups to eventually cover their entire populations. For those countries interested in such an extension, it is important to understand the factors that affect the transition from incomplete to universal coverage. This paper analyses the experience of eight countries in the implementation of social health insurance. It highlights the …

  • Social health insurance in developing countries

    Open AccessGuy CarrinARTICLEInternational Social Security…2002Cited by: 5

    This paper addresses the issue of the feasibility of “social” health insurance (SHI) in developing countries. SHI aims at protecting all population groups against financial risks due to illness. There are substantial difficulties in implementation, however, due to lack of debate and consensus about the extent of financial solidarity, problems with health service delivery, and insufficient managerial capacity. The transition to universal coverage …

  • The reform of the rural cooperative medical system in the People's Republic of China

    Open AccessGuy Carrin, Aviva Ron et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1999Cited by: 22References: 6

  • Viet Nam

    Open AccessAviva Ron, Guy Carrin et al.ARTICLEInternational Social Security…1998Cited by: 2

    Since 1987, Viet Nam has been moving from a centrally planned to a market economy. The public sector became weaker, and public resources were no longer sufficient to respond to all healthcare needs. The government then recognized the need for cost‐sharing, and in August 1992 issued a national Health Insurance Decree calling for compulsory health insurance for salaried workers in both the public and private sectors. Voluntary membership for depend…

  • Developing countries' health expenditure information

    Open AccessWilliam Newbrander, Guy Carrin et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning1994

    In the past decade, the scarcity of financial resources for the health sector has increasingly led countries to take stock of national health resources used, review allocation patterns, assess the efficiency of existing resource use, and study health financing options. The primary difficulties in undertaking these analyses have been 1) the lack of information on health expenditures and 2) not using existing information to improve the planning and…

  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of prenatal screening and vaccination against hepatitis B virus-The case of Belgium

    Open AccessG Tormans, Pierre Van Damme et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1993References: 32

  • Economic evaluation of health care interventions

    Open AccessGuy CarrinARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1984

  • Providing Adequate Retirement Income

    Melvin J Segal, James H Schulz et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1976