LEADER 02386nam 2200349 450 001 9910688276803321 005 20230626025305.0 035 $a(CKB)5580000000514442 035 $a(NjHacI)995580000000514442 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000514442 100 $a20230626d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aHealth Insurance /$fAida Isabel Tavares, editor 210 1$aLondon :$cIntechOpen,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (202 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-80355-872-5 327 $a1. Toward Universal Health Coverage: The Role of Health Insurance System -- 2. The Advantage of Single-Payer National Insurance -- 3. Health Insurance for Economically Disadvantaged People in LMICs: What are the Best Options? -- 4. National Health Insurance, the Informal Sector, and Elements of a New Social Contract in the 2019 UHC Act of the Philippines -- 5. An Assessment of the Effect National Health Insurance Scheme Capitation Payment to the Healthcare Facilities in Yobe State -- 6. Complementary Health Insurance in Slovenia -- 7. Voluntary Private Health Insurance Demand by Older People in a National Health Service, the Case of Portugal -- 8. Health Insurance in the United States: Failure of Private and Multi-Payer Financing -- 9. Value-Based Contracting in Health Care -- 10. Socio-Economic Considerations of Universal Health Coverage: Focus on the Concept of Health Care Value and Medical Treatment Price. 330 $aHealth insurance is the mechanism used to cover medical expenses for illness, injuries, and other health conditions. There are a variety of health insurance systems in the world. A major challenge for low- and middle-income countries is the provision of universal health coverage (UHC), which is the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goal Target 3.8.This book examines issues of providing UHC in different health systems around the world, with examples from the Philippines, Portugal, Nigeria, Slovenia, and the United States. 606 $aHealth insurance 615 0$aHealth insurance. 676 $a368.382 702 $aTavares$b Aida Isabel 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910688276803321 996 $aHealth Insurance$9437620 997 $aUNINA