Global Marketplace for Private Health Insurance: Strength in Numbers

by World Bank

Overview

Financial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups � will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catastrophic cost of illness in some countries. This review explores the context under which private voluntary health insurance could contribute to an improvement in the sustainability of the health sector and financial protection in other countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780821376775
Publisher:	World Bank Publications
Publication date:	11/18/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	526
File size:	3 MB