Public Intervention in Health Insurance Markets : Theory and Four Examples from Latin America

This article examines rationales for public intervention in health insurance markets from the perspective of public economics. It draws on the literature of organizational design to examine alternative public intervention strategies, including issu...

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Main Author:	Jack, William
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE SELECTION ADVERSE SELECTION PROBLEMS ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY BARGAINING BORROWING BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITATION CLINICS COMMUNITY RATING COMPENSATION COMPETITION AMONG PROVIDERS COMPETITIVE INSURANCE MARKET CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMERS CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS COST CONTROL CRISES CROWDING DEBT DEGREE OF COMPETITION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR INSURANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOCTORS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIC THEORY EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM EQUITY HOLDERS EXPENDITURES EXPLICIT CONTRACTS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FAMILIES FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE FIXED COSTS FORMAL LABOR MARKET HEALTH AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE MARKETS HEALTH CARE NEEDS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH DELIVERY HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH MAINTENANCE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH PROJECTS HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITALS HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS INCOMPLETE MARKETS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION IMPERFECTIONS INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE OPTIONS INSURANCE PACKAGE INSURANCE PLANS INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURERS INTEGRATION INTERMEDIARIES INTERVENTION LABOR UNIONS LOW INCOME MANAGED CARE MARGINAL VALUE MARKET FAILURES MEDICAL ATTENTION MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICARE MONOPSONY MONOPSONY POWER MORAL HAZARD MOTIVATION NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE COMPETITION PRIMARY CARE PRISONS PRIVATE AMBULATORY CARE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE SYSTEMS PRIVATE INSURERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTORS PROVIDER PAYMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC HOSPITAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC INSURANCE PUBLIC INSURANCE SYSTEM PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC PROVISION OF INSURANCE PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASER-PROVIDER SPLIT RENTS RISK SHARING RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVANTS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS SUPPLIERS UNEMPLOYED WAGES WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17591913/public-intervention-health-insurance-markets-theory-four-examples-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16421