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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808614603321

Autore

Hsiao William C

Titolo

Social health insurance for developing nations / / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw, with contributions by Andrew Fraker ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-281-09989-9

9786611099893

0-8213-6950-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 27 cm

Collana

WBI development studies

Altri autori (Persone)

ShawR. Paul

FrakerAndrew

Disciplina

368.4/20091724

Soggetti

Health insurance - Developing countries

Social security - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Jointly sponsored by the World Bank Institute and Harvard University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction, context, and theory / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw -- Design and implementation of social health insurance / William C. Hsiao -- Kenya: designing social health insurance / Andrew Fraker and William C. Hsiao -- Ghana: initiating social health insurance / Sreekanth Ramachandra and William C. Hsiao -- The Philippines: extending coverage beyond the formal sector / Matthew Jowett and William C. Hsiao -- Colombia: social health insurance with managed competition to improve health care delivery / Diana Pinto and William C. Hsiao -- Thailand: achieving universal coverage with social health insurance / Piya Hanvoravongchai and William C. Hsiao -- Lessons learned and policy implications / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw.

Sommario/riassunto

Specialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of mobilizing revenue for health, reforming health sector performance, and providing universal coverage. This book reviews the specific design and implementation challenges facing SHI in low- and middle-income countries and presents case studies on Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, Colombia, and Thailand.