Universal Health Care 101.

Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern Caribbean...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tsounta, Evridiki
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
Temas:
Medical economics.
Medical care, Cost of.
Economics, Medical
Health Care Costs
Économie de la santé.
Soins médicaux > Coût.
Medical care, Cost of
Medical economics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Despite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) countries, its policy implications are applicable to any country. The paper finds that the best financing option is country-specific ̄depending on a country's economic, cultural, institutional, demographic and epidemiological characteristics, as well as political economy consid.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (37 pages)
ISBN:9781451916430
1451916434

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