Publication: Competition in Health Insurance
Date
2009-08
ISSN
Published
2009-08
Author(s)
Schneider, Pia
Abstract
This knowledge brief presents the key
findings of a recent World Bank report on, 'health
insurance and competition'. The report examines whether
competition helps multiple insurers better manage health
expenditures by, for example, contracting with more
efficient providers or directing consumers towards less
costly care (i.e. consumers who use generic drugs pay lower
premiums or co-payments). The Netherlands, Switzerland,
Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are some of the countries
that already have multiple and competing insurance systems
in place.
Citation
“Schneider, Pia. 2009. Competition in Health Insurance. Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 10. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/96ff60d4-eb3b-5b07-9358-2e888a7cde50 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”