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Private Voluntary Health Insurance in Development : Friend or Foe?

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dc.contributor.authorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.contributor.authorSheffler, Richard M.
dc.contributor.authorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.contributor.editorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.contributor.editorSheffler, Richard M.
dc.contributor.editorBassett, Mark C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T14:19:20Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T14:19:20Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis volume presents findings of a World Bank review of the existing and potential role of private voluntary health insurance in low- and middle-income countries and is the third volume in a series of reviews of health care financing. Also, this volume is about managing risk. Not the risk of national or man-made disasters but the risk of illness. The developing world is plagued by many of the historical scourges of poverty: infectious disease, disability, and premature death. As countries pass through demographic and epidemiological transition, they face a new wave of health challenges from chronic diseases and accidents. In this respect, illness has both a predictable and an unpredictable dimension. Contributors to this volume emphasize that the public sector has an important role to play in the health sector, but they demonstrate that the private sector also plays a role in a context in which private spending and delivery of health services often composes 80 percent of total health expenditure. Managing risks in the private sector begins at the household level. Private voluntary health insurance is merely an extension of such nongovernmental ways to deal with the risk of illness and its impoverishing effects in low- and middle-income countries. The authors examine frameworks for analyzing health financing and health insurance. They conclude that most studies are hampered by lack of data on the impact of private voluntary health insurance on broad social goals, such as financial protection. They find no overall consensus on the impact of voluntary health insurance on public health activities or on the quality, innovation, and efficiency of personal health services.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7299487/private-voluntary-health-insurance-development-friend-or-foe
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6619-6
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-6619-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6641
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectADEQUATE CARE
dc.subjectADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subjectAPPLICABLE LAW
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCARE ACCESS
dc.subjectCHRONIC DISEASES
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RATING
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST SHARING
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR HEALTH
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR INSURANCE
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDRUG ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL REPORTING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RISK
dc.subjectFINANCING HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGROUP INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE MARKET
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE REGULATION
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURERS
dc.subjectHEALTH MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH PLAN
dc.subjectHEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA
dc.subjectHEALTH PLANS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectINCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectINSURANCE ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINSURANCE REGULATIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE RESERVES
dc.subjectINSURANCE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSURERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMEDICAL ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectMEDICAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectMEDICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOCKET PAYMENT
dc.subjectPOCKET PAYMENTS
dc.subjectPREMIUMS
dc.subjectPREPAYMENT SCHEMES
dc.subjectPRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SPENDING
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSURANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRATES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREINSURANCE
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLVENCY
dc.subjectSOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titlePrivate Voluntary Health Insurance in Development : Friend or Foe?en
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okr.date.disclosure2007-01-04
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7299487/private-voluntary-health-insurance-development-friend-or-foe
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid300961468314724823
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6619-6
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20070103142627
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7299487
okr.identifier.report38281
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicLaw and Development::Health Law
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Non Bank Financial Institutions
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicInsurance and Risk Mitigation
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitOffice of the Publisher (EXTOP)
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