Research Catalog

Title

Private voluntary health insurance in development : friend or foe? / editors, Alexander S. Preker, Richard M. Scheffler, and Mark C. Bassett.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2007.

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Additional Authors

• Preker, Alexander S., 1951-
• Scheffler, Richard M.
• Bassett, Mark C., 1957-

Description

xxvii, 424 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Health, nutrition, and population series

Subject

• Health insurance > Developing countries

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The evolution of health insurance in developing countries / Alexander S. Preker -- Insights on demand for private voluntary health insurance in less developed countries / Mark V. Pauly -- Supply of private voluntary health insurance in low-income countries / Peter Zweifel, Boris B. Krey, and Maurizio Tagli -- Market outcomes, regulation, and policy recommendations / Peter Zweifel and Mark V. Pauly -- Provision of a public benefit package alongside private voluntary health insurance / Peter C. Smith -- Economics of private voluntary health insurance revisited / Philip Musgrove -- Scope, limitations, and policy responses / Denis Dreschler and Johannes P. Jütting -- Lessons for developing countries from the OECD / Francesca Colombo -- Trends and regulatory challenges in harnessing private voluntray health insurance / Neelam Sekhri and William D. Savedoff -- Financial and management best practice in private voluntary health insurance / Roger Bowie and Gayle Adams -- Opportunites and constraints in management practices in sub-Saharan Africa / Ladi Awosika -- Facilitating and safeguarding regulation in advanced market economies / Scott E. Harrington -- Financial and other regulatory challenges in low-income countries / Hernán L. Fuenzalida-Puelma, Vijay Kalavakonda, and Mónica Cáceres -- Appendix : Review of the literature on voluntary private health insurance / Mark C. Bassett and Vincent M. Kane -- Impact evaluation studies. Chile : Enrollment, financial protection, and access to care under private voluntary health insurance / Ricardo A. Bitrán and Rodrigo Muñoz ; Egypt : Voluntary health insurance / Heba Nassar and Sameh El-Saharty ; South Africa : Role of private health insurance in the health system / Michael Thiede and Vimbayi Mutyambizi ; Thailand : Role of private insurance in health care access / Siripen Supakankunti ; Turkey : The impact of private health insurance on access to care / Anna Cederberg Heard and Ajay Mahal ; United States : Private health insurance and the financial impact of out-of-pocket health expenditures / M. Kate Bundorf and Mark V. Pauly -- Feasibility studies. Brazil : Private voluntary health insurance in development / Bernard F. Couttolenc and Alexandre C. Nicolella ; China : Private health insurance and its potential / Teh-wei Hu and Xiao-hua Ying ; India : Exploring the feasibility of financing private voluntary health insurance / Peter Berman, Rajeev Ahuga, and Vijay Kalavakonda ; Korea : Expansion of voluntary health insurance coverage targeting specific diseases / Kee Taig Jung -- Nigeria : Feasibility of voluntary health insurance / Obinna Onwujekwe and Edit V. Velényi ; Slovenia : The development of voluntary health insurance and its role / Maks Tajnikar and Petra Došenovič Bonča.

Call Number

JBF 07-879

ISBN

• 082136619X
• 0821366203 (e-ISBN)
• 9780821366202 (e-ISBN)
• 9780821366196

LCCN

2006047585

OCLC

70167819

Title

Private voluntary health insurance in development : friend or foe? / editors, Alexander S. Preker, Richard M. Scheffler, and Mark C. Bassett.

Imprint

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2007.

Series

Health, nutrition, and population series

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Preker, Alexander S., 1951-

Scheffler, Richard M.

Bassett, Mark C., 1957-

Research Call Number

JBF 07-879