Summary of - Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on health care insurance in India from 2000 to 2021

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Article

Abstract

India's health care suffers from high out-of-pocket medical expenses that lead to a higher financial burden on poor people. To reduce the health cost burden, the government of India has initiated many government-funded insurance schemes since 2000. Private health insurance also flourished, but the coverage is limited to wealthier households. Many researchers have published many scientific publications on this research domain, but the bibliometric analysis of scientific publications is missing.

Methods:

We have relied on the ‘SCOPUS' database for data collection based on the wider availability of literature. 761 documents extracted were journal articles, published between 2000 and 2021 followed by certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Biblioshiny package of R-Studio has been used for data analysis.

Results:

Our analysis reflects upon various aspects of Bibliographic analysis like the number of articles published, cited, country-wise scientific production, etc. Our results also reflect on very few studies that relate to Poverty, income, young adults, aged, adolescents, and children, where there is further scope for research.

Conclusion:

The study found that the health insurance-related publication rate has increased over the period. But it requires more research, especially the implementation of health insurance mechanisms from the health system perspective. The study will be a policy document to find the research gaps in the healthcare insurance domain.

Publication Date

2022

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