How can community participation strengthen a health insurance system? The case of health insurer’s user associations in Colombia

• Kerry Scott,
• Inke Mathauer,
• Mery Bolivar-Vargas,
• Eduardo Alfonso-Sierra,
• Janet Bonilla,
• Martha Herrera,
• Haydee Rodriguez,
• Manuela Villar-Uribe

Affiliations

Kerry Scott

Independent Research Consultant, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Inke Mathauer

HGF, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

Mery Bolivar-Vargas

Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia

Eduardo Alfonso-Sierra

Centre for Medicine and Society, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Janet Bonilla

Health Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank Group, Bogotá, Colombia

Martha Herrera

Executive Director, Colombian Foundation for Orphan Diseases, Bogotá, Colombia

Haydee Rodriguez

Executive Director, Colombian Foundation for Orphan Diseases, Bogotá, Colombia

Manuela Villar-Uribe

Health Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia, USA