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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451624303321

Titolo

Private voluntary health insurance [[electronic resource] ] : consumer protection and prudential regulation / / Greg Brunner ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012

ISBN

1-280-78308-7

9786613693471

0-8213-8757-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrunnerGreg

Disciplina

368.38/2

Soggetti

Health insurance - Government policy

Health insurance - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Background -- Overview of private health insurance -- Scope of regulation -- Prudential regulation -- Consumer protection standards.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite substantial progress towards peace, economic growth, and better governance since 2003, Liberia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The objective of this study is twofold. First it is to provide a basic diagnostic of both consumption-based poverty and human development (especially education and health) in the country using the 2007 CWIQ (Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire) survey. Second, it is to assess the likely impact on the poor of the recent economic crisis, and especially the increase in rice prices, and to document the targeting performance of various measures