Private Voluntary Health Insurance in Development: Friend or Foe? (Health, nutrition and population series)

by World Bank (Author), Alexander S. Preker (Editor), Mark C. Bassett (Editor), Richard M. Scheffler (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2006

  $32.06

  Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in the health sector of many low and middle income countries. This book reviews the context under which private insurance could contribute to an improvement in the financial sustainability of the health sector, household income smoothing, access to care, and market productivity.