Private Health Insurance : History, Politics and Performance Paperback / softback
Edited by Sarah Thomson, Anna Sagan, Elias (London School of Economics and Political Science) Mossialos
Part of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series
Paperback / softback
Description
Can private health insurance fill gaps in publicly financed coverage?
Does it enhance access to health care or improve efficiency in health service delivery?
Will it provide fiscal relief for governments struggling to raise public revenue for health?
This book examines the successes, failures and challenges of private health insurance globally through country case studies written by leading national experts.
Each case study considers the role of history and politics in shaping private health insurance and determining its impact on health system performance.
Despite great diversity in the size and functioning of markets for private health insurance, the book identifies clear patterns across countries, drawing out valuable lessons for policymakers while showing how history and politics have proved a persistent barrier to effective public policy.
This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2020
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- ISBN:9780521125826
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:592 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521125826
