02995nam 2200709Ia 450 991095402980332120200520144314.09786612422249978128242224712824222439780821376775082137677210.1596/978-0-8213-7507-5(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(Perlego)1483768(EXLCZ)99256000000000803120080221d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGlobal marketplace for private health insurance strength in numbers /Alexander S. Preker, Peter Zweifel, and Onno Schellekens, eds1st ed.Washington, DC World Bank2010xxxiv, 491 pages illustrations ;26 cmDescription based upon print version of record.9780821375075 0821375075 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.1951-1809423Zweifel Peter253527Schellekens Onno P.1964-1812348World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954029803321Global marketplace for private health insurance4364732UNINA