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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821008903321

Titolo

Health insurance handbook : : how to make it work / / Hong Wang ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

1-283-49183-4

9786613491831

0-8213-8953-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

pages ; ; cm

Collana

Investment climate in health series

World Bank working papers, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 219

Altri autori (Persone)

WangHong, MD.

Disciplina

368.38/2

Soggetti

Health insurance - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Africa health insurance handbook / Hong Wang ... [et al.]. 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Design element 1 : feasibility of health insurance -- Design element 2 : choice of financing mechanisms -- Design element 3 : population coverage -- Design element 4 : benefits packages and cost containment -- Design element 5 : engagement, selection, and payment of health care providers -- Design element 6 : organizational structure -- Design element 7 : operationalizing health insurance -- Design element 8 : monitoring and evaluation of health insurance schemes.

Sommario/riassunto

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 access to health services, as well to provide financial risk protection. In Africa, several countries have already spent scarce time, money, and effort on health insurance initiatives. Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania are just a few of them. However, many of these schemes, both public and private, cover only a small proportion...