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The Little Green Data Book 2012.

Health insurance can offer protection against catastrophic medical expenses and improve access to health care. There are, however, imperfections in the insurance market that require intervention such as asymmetry of information between the policy holder and the insurance company, moral hazard that c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bank, World
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2012.
Colección:Online access: World Bank World Bank Open Knowledge Repository.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Health insurance can offer protection against catastrophic medical expenses and improve access to health care. There are, however, imperfections in the insurance market that require intervention such as asymmetry of information between the policy holder and the insurance company, moral hazard that can occur on the side of the insured or the provider of health services, risk selection that may lead to cream skim a particular market, and others. To encourage the effective development of Voluntary Private Health Insurance, it will be necessary for policymakers to establish and enforce regulatory.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (254 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821395172
0821395173
9780821389935
0821389939