02708nam 2200613Ia 450 991045819270332120200520144314.01-282-42224-397866124222490-8213-7677-2(CKB)2560000000008031(EBL)476233(OCoLC)536301190(SSID)ssj0000087131(PQKBManifestationID)11113241(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087131(PQKBWorkID)10053176(PQKB)10319535(MiAaPQ)EBC476233(Au-PeEL)EBL476233(CaPaEBR)ebr10356785(CaONFJC)MIL242224(EXLCZ)99256000000000803120080221d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal marketplace for private health insurance[electronic resource] strength in numbers /Alexander S. Preker, Peter Zweifel, and Onno Schellekens, edsWashington, DC World Bank20101 online resource (532 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7507-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Introduction: Strength in Numbers; BOXES; FIGURES; PART 1 EMPIRICAL AND ECONOMIC UNDERPINNINGS; TABLES; PART 2 EVIDENCE FROM THE PAST; PART 3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE; Appendixes; IndexFinancial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups - will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catastrophic cost of illness in some countries. This review explores the context under which private voluntary health insurance could contribute to an improvement in the sustainability of the health sector and financial protection in other countries.Health insuranceEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesEconomicsElectronic books.Health insuranceEconomic aspectsEconomics.368.38/2Preker Alexander S.1951-916182Zweifel Peter253527Schellekens Onno P.1964-1043080World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458192703321Global marketplace for private health insurance2467793UNINA