Implementation barriers and remedial strategies for community-based health insurance in Bangladesh : insights from national stakeholders
Sheikh, Nurnabi and Tagoe, Eunice Twumwaa and Akram, Raisul and Ali, Nausad and Howick, Susan and Morton, Alec (2022) Implementation barriers and remedial strategies for community-based health insurance in Bangladesh : insights from national stakeholders. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1). 1200. ISSN 1472-6963 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08561-7)
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Abstract
Background: Community-based health insurance (CBHI) is a part of the health system in Bangladesh, and overcoming the obstacles of CBHI is a significant policy concern that has received little attention. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation barriers of voluntary CBHI schemes in Bangladesh and the strategies to overcome these barriers from the perspective of national stakeholders. Methods: This study is exploratory qualitative research, specifically case study design, using key informant interviews to investigate the barriers of CBHI that are faced during the implementation. Using a topic guide, we conducted thirteen semi-structured in-depth interviews with key stakeholders directly involved in the CBHI implementation process. The data were analyzed using the Framework analysis method. Results: The implementation of CBHI schemes in Bangladesh is being constrained by several issues, including inadequate population coverage, adverse selection and moral hazard, lack of knowledge about health insurance principles, a lack of external assistance, and insufficient medical supplies. Door-to-door visits by local community-health workers, as well as regular promotional and educational campaigns involving community influencers, were suggested by stakeholders as ways to educate and encourage people to join the schemes. Stakeholders emphasized the necessity of external assistance and the design of a comprehensive benefits package to attract more people. They also recommended adopting a public–private partnership with a belief that collaboration among the government, microfinance institutions, and cooperative societies will enhance trust and population coverage in Bangladesh. Conclusions: Our research concludes that systematically addressing implementation barriers by including key stakeholders would be a significant reform to the CBHI model, and could serve as a foundation for the planned national health protection scheme for Bangladesh leading to universal health coverage.
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Item type: Article ID code: 82670 Dates: DateEvent24 September 2022Published12 September 2022Accepted13 April 2022SubmittedSubjects: Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Department: Strathclyde Business School > Management Science
Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Strategic Research Themes > Health and WellbeingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 11 Oct 2022 12:39 Last modified: 05 Aug 2024 01:36 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/82670