03076oam 22006495 450 991078948790332120200520144314.01-283-49183-497866134918310-8213-8953-X10.1596/978-0-8213-8982-9(CKB)3460000000023798(EBL)868314(OCoLC)776984874(SSID)ssj0000600529(PQKBManifestationID)12272118(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000600529(PQKBWorkID)10602082(PQKB)11662130(MiAaPQ)EBC868314(Au-PeEL)EBL868314(CaPaEBR)ebr10530613(CaONFJC)MIL349183(DNLM)101573374(The World Bank)2011048413(US-djbf)17056737(EXLCZ)99346000000002379820111122d2011 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHealth insurance handbook : how to make it work /Hong Wang ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.pages ;cmInvestment climate in health seriesWorld Bank working papers,1726-5878 ;no. 219Rev. ed. of: Africa health insurance handbook / Hong Wang ... [et al.]. 2010.0-8213-8982-3 Includes bibliographical references.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.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...Investment climate in health series.World Bank e-Library.World Bank working paper ;no. 219.1726-5878Health insuranceFinanceHealth insuranceFinance.368.38/2Wang HongMD.1041921World Bank.DNLM/DLCDLCBOOK9910789487903321Health insurance handbook3675999UNINA