Global Marketplace for Private Health Insurance : Strength in Numbers

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dc.contributorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.contributorZweifel, Peter
dc.contributorSchellekens, Onno P.
dc.creatorPreker, Alexander S.
dc.creatorZweifel, Peter
dc.creatorSchellekens, Onno P.
dc.date2013-04-08T16:20:59Z
dc.date2013-04-08T16:20:59Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:08:28Z
dc.descriptionThe development challenges of addressing health problems in low- and middle-income countries are daunting but not insurmountable. There are now known and affordable interventions to deal with many aspects of the HIV/AIDS crisis as well as the continued challenge posed by malaria and other major infectious diseases. Three major development objectives of health insurance in low- and middle income countries are highlighted in this volume: securing sustainable financing for health care providers that serve the health needs of vulnerable populations; providing financial protection against the impoverishing cost of illness; and reducing social exclusion from organized health financing and delivery systems. Private health insurance schemes can address the needs of the poor and other vulnerable populations with appropriate combinations of subsidies, risk pooling, household savings, and user charges. The authors of this book argue in favor of a multipillar approach to health care financing in low- and middle-income countries that combines these instruments in addressing the underlying development objectives described above, while putting a strong emphasis on private voluntary health insurance. In this way, private means can make a significant contribution to public ends.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifier978-0-8213-7507-5
dc.identifier10.1596/978-0-8213-7507-5
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13085
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7507-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415543
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
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.titleGlobal Marketplace for Private Health Insurance : Strength in Numbers

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