Health Insurance Handbook : How to Make It Work

Many countries that subscribe to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have committed to ensuring access to basic health services for their citizens. Health insurance has been considered and promoted as the major financing mechanism to improve ac...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Hong, Switlick, Kimberly, Ortiz, Christine, Zurita, Beatriz, Connor, Catherine
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABILITY TO PAY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO SERVICES ACTUARIES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY ADVERSE SELECTION BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BURDEN OF DISEASE CAR ACCIDENT CHILD HEALTH CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE CONDOMS CONSUMERS CONTRIBUTION RATE COST CONTROL COST OF SERVICES COST SHARING DECISION MAKING DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE DEMAND FOR SERVICES DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DIAGNOSIS DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS DOCTORS DRUGS EMERGENCY CARE EPIDEMICS EXERCISES FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PLANNING FEE FOR SERVICE FINANCIAL BARRIERS FINANCIAL CATASTROPHE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FINANCING HEALTH CARE FRAUD FREE CARE GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INDUSTRY HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH POLICY OBJECTIVES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH · FUNDING HIGH FERTILITY HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL CAPACITY HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SECTOR HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME POPULATION INDEXES INEFFICIENT DELIVERY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFLATION INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INPATIENT CARE INSURANCE AGENCIES INSURANCE CLAIMS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE FUNDS INSURANCE LAW INSURANCE PACKAGE INSURANCE PLAN INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE SYSTEMS INSURERS LABOR MARKETS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIFE INSURANCE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKETING MEDICAL BENEFITS MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICARE MEDICINES MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY MUTUAL AID NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSES OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACIES POCKET PAYMENTS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTIVE CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIVATE CLINICS PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAMS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT RATES REINSURANCE RISK SHARING SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENING SICKNESS FUNDS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SUPPLY OF HEALTH PROVIDERS SUSTAINABILITY UNEMPLOYMENT VACCINATIONS WORKERS
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