Global Marketplace for Private Health Insurance: Strength in Numbers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821375075)

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.

Author: Alexander S. Preker
ISBN-10: 0821375075
ISBN-13: 9780821375075
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.07lbs
Size: 9.96h x 7.10w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 290