Social Health Insurance for Developing Nations

Good health is necessary for well-being but also has another critical impact: it causes poverty, in that large health expenditures can bankrupt families. Many nations are now hoping that formally mandated social health insurance (SHI), involving pa...

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Main Authors:	Hsiao, William C., Shaw, R. Paul
Other Authors:	Fraker, Andrew
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABILITY TO PAY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ADVERSE SELECTION ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS APPLICABLE LAW BANKS BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS BENEFITS SCHEME BUDGET ALLOCATION CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITATION CERTIFICATION CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHOICE OF PROVIDERS CITIES CLINICAL INFORMATION CLINICAL QUALITY CLINICS COMMODITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETITION AMONG INSURERS COMPETITION AMONG PROVIDERS COMPETITIVE INSURANCE MARKET COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION RATE CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS COST RECOVERY COST SHARING COST-EFFECTIVENESS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEATH DECISIONS DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY DEVELOPMENT BANK DIAGNOSIS DISABILITY DISASTERS DIVERSIFICATION DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REVIEW EMPLOYMENT ENROLLEES EQUILIBRIUM EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FAMILIES FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS FINANCIAL LOSS FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXPERTS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURER HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH PROJECT HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN RESOURCES HYGIENE ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUP INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LEVEL INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INDUCED DEMAND INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE FUNDS INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PLAN INSURANCE PLANS INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET LARGE ENTERPRISES LEGAL REMEDIES LIABILITY LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME PEOPLE MANAGED CARE MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKETING MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL BENEFITS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL RECORDS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICARE MINIMUM BENEFITS MORAL HAZARD MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURE NATIONAL HEALTH EXPENDITURES NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH SPENDING NATIONAL INSURANCE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PATIENT PATIENTS PHARMACIES PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POVERTY RATE PREMIUM RATES PREPAYMENT SCHEMES PRICE RATIONING PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HOSPITAL PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC PROVISION OF INSURANCE PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE RECURRENT COSTS REFORM OF HEALTH CARE REMEDIES RESPONSIBILITIES SALARIES SALES SMALL EMPLOYERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS TEACHING HOSPITALS WAGE WAGES WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8517127/social-health-insurance-developing-nations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6860

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6860

Social Health Insurance for Developing Nations

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