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Table 1 Codes and description

From: Implementation barriers and remedial strategies for community-based health insurance in Bangladesh: insights from national stakeholders

Codes

Description

Inadequate population coverage

Barriers as a result of low enrolment and low renewal rates, or the voluntary nature of scheme

High claim rate

Significant rate of healthcare consumption due to adverse selection and moral hazard

High startup and administrative cost

Regular advertising campaigns, transportation, claim processing, staff salaries, infrastructure, and so on all incur costs

Scheme design

Barriers due to benefit package design, premium amount, co-payment rate, etc

Competitive healthcare market

In the catchment areas, the influence of informal providers such as village practitioners, traditional healers, and drug sellers, as well as professional providers

Inadequate knowledge on health insurance principle and CBHI

Community's perception on health insurance modalities

Quality of care and trust

Barriers related to inadequate health care supplies e.g., healthcare providers and drugs availability, quality of drugs, healthcare providers behaviors, etc. and barriers to trust on management due to less community or government engagement or due to earlier bad experiences

Distance to health facility

Distance to a health facility creates barriers in the form of transportation and time costs for users