Health Insurance Schemes and Their Influences on Healthcare Variation in Asian Countries: A Realist Review and Theory's Testing in Thailand.
Woranan WitthayapipopsakulShaheda ViriyathornSalisa RittimanomaiJan H P van der MeulenViroj TangcharoensathienIpek Gurol-UrganciAnne MillsPublished in: International journal of health policy and management (2024)
Our middle range and refined theories provide information about health insurance features associated with healthcare variation. We encourage policy-makers and researchers to test the CMOc in their specific contexts. Appropriately validated, it can help design interventions in health insurance schemes to prevent or mitigate the detrimental effects of unwarranted healthcare variation.