Global marketplace for private health insurance : strength in numbers /

Financial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups - will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catas...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank
Other Authors: Preker, Alexander S., 1951-, Zweifel, Peter, Schellekens, Onno P., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
Series:Health, nutrition, and population series.
Subjects:
Health insurance > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
World health.
Insurance, Health > economics
Health Expenditures
Models, Econometric
Private Sector
Global Health
Santé mondiale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Health.
World health
Health insurance > Economic aspects
Developing countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : strength in numbers / Alexander S. Preker, Onno P. Schellekens, and Marianne Lindner
  • Six regions, one story / Denis Drechsler and Johannes P. Jütting
  • From theory to practice / Peter Zweifel
  • Chile / Ricardo Bitrán and Rodrigo Muñoz
  • Egypt / Heba Nassar and Sameh El-Saharty
  • South Africa / Michael Thiede, Vimbayi Mutyambizi
  • Thailand / Siripen Supakankunti
  • Turkey / Anna Cederberg Heard and Ajay Mahal
  • United States / M. Kate Bundorf and Mark V. Pauly
  • China / Teh-Wei Hu and Xiao-hua Ying
  • Brazil / Bernard F. Couttolenc and Alexandre C. Nicolella
  • India / Peter A. Berman, Rajeev Ahuja, and Vijaysekar Kalavakonda
  • Nigeria / Obinna Onwujekwe and Edit V. Velényi
  • Slovenia / Maks Tajnikar and Petra Došenovič Bonča
  • Republic of Korea / Kee Taig Jung.

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