LEADER 02997oam 22007215 450 001 9910817141003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42224-3 010 $a9786612422249 010 $a0-8213-7677-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7507-5 035 $a(CKB)2560000000008031 035 $a(EBL)476233 035 $a(OCoLC)536301190 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113241 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053176 035 $a(PQKB)10319535 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476233 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476233 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10356785 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242224 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn212327826 035 $a(US-djbf)15192213 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000008031 100 $a20080221d2010 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGlobal marketplace for private health insurance : $estrength in numbers /$feditors, Alexander S. Preker, Peter Zweifel, and Onno P. Schellekens 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2010. 215 $axxxiv, 491 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7507-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aFinancial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups - will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catastrophic cost of illness in some countries. This review explores the context under which private voluntary health insurance could contribute to an improvement in the sustainability of the health sector and financial protection in other countries. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aHealth insurance$xEconomic aspects$zDeveloping countries 606 $aEconomics 615 0$aHealth insurance$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEconomics. 676 $a368.38/2 701 $aPreker$b Alexander S.$f1951-$01599689 701 $aZweifel$b Peter$0253527 701 $aSchellekens$b Onno P.$f1964-$01665773 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDNLM/DLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bNLM 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bUKM 801 2$bC#P 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817141003321 996 $aGlobal marketplace for private health insurance$94024582 997 $aUNINA