03203nam 22006494a 450 991045210620332120200520144314.01-281-09989-997866110998930-8213-6950-4(CKB)1000000000479485(EBL)459521(OCoLC)495529279(SSID)ssj0000089568(PQKBManifestationID)11127043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089568(PQKBWorkID)10089111(PQKB)10458657(MiAaPQ)EBC459521(Au-PeEL)EBL459521(CaPaEBR)ebr10194449(CaONFJC)MIL109989(OCoLC)935270920(EXLCZ)99100000000047948520070601d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial health insurance for developing nations[electronic resource] /William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw, with contributions by Andrew Fraker ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. World Bankc20071 online resource (188 p.)WBI development studies"Jointly sponsored by the World Bank Institute and Harvard University."0-8213-6949-0 Includes bibliographical references.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.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.WBI development studies.Health insuranceDeveloping countriesSocial securityDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Health insuranceSocial security368.4/20091724Hsiao William C1043052Shaw R. Paul1043053Fraker Andrew1043054World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452106203321Social health insurance for developing nations2467761UNINA