Private Voluntary Health Insurance in Development : Friend or Foe?

This volume presents findings of a World Bank review of the existing and potential role of private voluntary health insurance in low- and middle-income countries and is the third volume in a series of reviews of health care financing. Also, this vo...

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Main Authors:	Preker, Alexander S., Sheffler, Richard M.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ADEQUATE CARE ADVERSE SELECTION APPLICABLE LAW CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CARE ACCESS CHRONIC DISEASES COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY RATING CONSUMERS COST SHARING COST-EFFECTIVENESS DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR INSURANCE DISASTERS DRUG ADMINISTRATION FAMILIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES FINANCIAL IMPACT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING HEALTH CARE FORMAL LABOR MARKET GROUP INSURANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE INSURANCE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATION HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH MAINTENANCE HEALTH PLAN HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA HEALTH PLANS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS INSURANCE EXPENDITURES INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE REGULATIONS INSURANCE RESERVES INSURANCE SYSTEMS INSURERS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIBERALIZATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET FAILURES MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL SYSTEM MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE EAST MORAL HAZARD MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NORTH AFRICA NUTRITION POCKET PAYMENT POCKET PAYMENTS PREMIUMS PREPAYMENT SCHEMES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE MARKETS PRIVATE INSURERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC INSURANCE PUBLIC SECTOR RATES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RISK AVERSION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK SHARING SAVINGS SLUMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS SOLVENCY SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURGERY WALKING WESTERN EUROPE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7299487/private-voluntary-health-insurance-development-friend-or-foe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6641

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Private Voluntary Health Insurance in Development : Friend or Foe?

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