International Portability of Health-Cost Coverage : Concepts and Experience

International Portability of Health-Cost Coverage : Concepts and Experience

Social insurance and other arrangements for funding health-care benefits often establish long-term relationships, effectively providing insurance against lasting changes in an individual's health status, engaging in burden-smoothing over the l...

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Main Authors:	Werding, Martin, McLennan, Stuart
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE SELECTION AGE GROUPS AGED BASIC RIGHTS BIOETHICS COMPENSATION COMPETENT AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTION RATES COSTS OF HEALTH CARE COSTS OF TREATMENT ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT ENTITLEMENT EQUAL TREATMENT EXTERNALITIES FAMILIES FINANCIAL SITUATION FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING HEALTH CARE FRAUD FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES GENETIC INFORMATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH COST HEALTH COSTS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH PLAN HEALTH PLANS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH-CARE HEALTH-CARE FUNDING HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE HOSPITALIZATION IMMIGRANTS INCOME INFLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS INSURANCE BENEFITS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE OPTIONS INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL LAW LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIFE EVENTS LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH MARKET FORCES MEDICAL CONDITIONS MEDICAL ETHICS MEDICAL EXPENDITURE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL TREATMENT MEDICARE MEDICINES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MORAL HAZARD MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH OLDER PEOPLE PATIENT PATIENTS POCKET PAYMENTS POLITICAL DEBATES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE HEALTH-INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROGRAMS PROTECTIONS PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH-CARE PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC SCHEME PUBLIC SCHEMES SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY WORKERS WORKPLACE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/144321468177841767/International-portability-of-health-cost-coverage-concepts-and-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27341

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27341