03738nam 2200613Ia 450 991046424000332120170821160749.01-4623-2651-X1-4527-9043-497866128428251-4518-7208-91-282-84282-X(CKB)3170000000055222(EBL)1608221(SSID)ssj0000939963(PQKBManifestationID)11592410(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939963(PQKBWorkID)10948120(PQKB)10240813(OCoLC)467298260(MiAaPQ)EBC1608221(EXLCZ)99317000000005522220100902d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUniversal health care 101[electronic resource] lessons for the Eastern Caribbean and beyond /Evridiki Tsounta[Washington, D.C.] International Monetary Fund20091 online resource (37 p.)IMF working paper ;WP/09/61Description based upon print version of record.1-4519-1643-4 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; I. Introduction; II. What are the Available Financing Options for Universal Health Care?; III. The Challenges of Population Aging and the Epidemiological Transition; IV. What Would Be the Optimal Tax: General Taxation Versus Mandatory Payroll/ Social Security Contributions?; V. Providing Universal Coverage: A Single Provider or Numerous Providers?; Boxes; 1. National Health Insurance in Taiwan Province of China (POC); VI. Designing the Benefit Package; 2. The Targeting of Health Services to the Poor: An International PerspectiveVII. Preconditions for Successfully Implementing Health Care Reforms3. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); 4. Examples of Planning and Gradually Extending Universal Health Care: Republic of Korea and Taiwan Province of China; VIII. Conclusions; References; Tables; 1. Selected Countries with Universal Health Care; 2. Selected Caribbean Countries Planning Universal Health Care Coverage; 3. ECCU: Official Development Assistance for Health, 1973-2005; Figures; 1. ECCU: Long-Term Health Care Costs, 2005-35; 2. ECCU: Diabetes Prevalence by Age Group, 2000-303. ECCU: Cost of Treating Diabetes, 2000-30Appendices; I. Proposed Universal Health Care System in St. Lucia; II. Projecting Long-term Health Care Costs Due to Population Aging; III. Estimating Age-adjusted Health SpendingDespite the increasing interest in universal health care, little is known about the optimal way to finance, design, and implement it. This paper attempts to fill this gap by providing some general policy recommendations on this important issue. While most of the paper addresses the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) countries, its policy implications are applicable to any country. The paper finds that the best financing option is country-specific ̄depending on a country's economic, cultural, institutional, demographic and epidemiological characteristics, as well as political economy considIMF working paper ;WP/09/61.Medical economicsMedical care, Cost ofElectronic books.Medical economics.Medical care, Cost of.Tsounta Evridiki866029International Monetary Fund.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464240003321Universal health care 1011934968UNINA