02997oam 22007215 450 991079113360332120200520144314.01-282-42224-397866124222490-8213-7677-210.1596/978-0-8213-7507-5(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(The World Bank)ocn212327826(US-djbf)15192213(EXLCZ)99256000000000803120080221d2010 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGlobal marketplace for private health insurance : strength in numbers /editors, Alexander S. Preker, Peter Zweifel, and Onno P. SchellekensWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2010.xxxiv, 491 pages illustrations ;26 cmDescription 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.World Bank e-Library.Health insuranceEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesEconomicsHealth insuranceEconomic aspectsEconomics.368.38/2Preker Alexander S.1951-1462510Zweifel Peter253527Schellekens Onno P.1964-1527207World Bank.DNLM/DLCDLCNLMYDXCPBTCTABAKERUKMC#PDLCBOOK9910791133603321Global marketplace for private health insurance3769789UNINA