Health Care Financing And Insurance

Author : Francesco Paolucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642107948

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Health Care Financing and Insurance by Francesco Paolucci Pdf

As a contribution to the search for suitable and sustainable solutions to finance rising medical care expenditures, the book proposes a typology of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, based on the dimensions of basic vs. supplementary services and mandatory vs. voluntary coverage, to analyse the design and the complex interactions between various financing and insurance arrangements in several OECD countries. This study provides a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the financial and organisational structures of different countries’ healthcare financing and insurance schemes. Its main contributions are the development of a novel and rigorous theoretical framework analysing the economic rationales for the optimal design of healthcare financing and insurance schemes, and an empirical and institutional analysis investigating the consequences for efficiency and affordability of the complex interactions between basic and supplementary sources of financing.

Author : OECD,World Health Organization
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264809802

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Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2020 Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage by OECD,World Health Organization Pdf

This sixth edition of Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific presents a set of key indicators of health status, the determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health care expenditure and financing and quality of care across 27 Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also provides a series of dashboards to compare performance across countries and territories, and a thematic analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Asia/Pacific health systems.

Author : David W. Dunlop,Jo. M. Martins
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821332538

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An International Assessment of Health Care Financing by David W. Dunlop,Jo. M. Martins Pdf

World Bank Discussion Paper No. 308. A major obstacle in creating secure banks in transitional economies is the absence of political will and the lack of traditions and techniques for governing and regulating financial intermediaries. This paper provides a comprehensive, annotated model contract for policymakers and bank executives to help them discipline troubled banks.

Author : John Lavis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Medical care
ISBN : 1927565111

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Ontario's Health System by John Lavis Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309076098

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Coverage Matters by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance Pdf

Roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. Who are these children, women, and men, and why do they lack coverage for essential health care services? How does the system of insurance coverage in the U.S. operate, and where does it fail? The first of six Institute of Medicine reports that will examine in detail the consequences of having a large uninsured population, Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care, explores the myths and realities of who is uninsured, identifies social, economic, and policy factors that contribute to the situation, and describes the likelihood faced by members of various population groups of being uninsured. It serves as a guide to a broad range of issues related to the lack of insurance coverage in America and provides background data of use to policy makers and health services researchers.

Author : Mingshan Lu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 352732027X

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Financing Health Care by Mingshan Lu Pdf

Discussing international issues of health care financing, this is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. Starting with various funding methods, the reference also features sections on different health care payment and purchasing mechanisms, as well as equity issues. Of interest to medical and allied health professionals, and those working in health care industries, insurance, and economics.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264280403

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Health at a Glance 2017 OECD Indicators by OECD Pdf

This new edition of Health at a Glance presents the most recent comparable data on the health status of populations and health system performance in OECD countries.

Author : R. Paul Shaw,Martha Ainsworth
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1995 (1996 printing)
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017513180

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Financing Health Services Through User Fees and Insurance by R. Paul Shaw,Martha Ainsworth Pdf

World Bank Discussion Paper No. 294. Presents case studies that focus on user fees and self-financing health insurance as a means of contributing to efficiency, equity, and sustainable financing in the health sector. User fees are emphasized as a form of cost-sharing because private, out-of-pocket expenditures for health account for nearly one-half of total expenditures in Africa. Evidence presented in this report suggests that self-financing insurance is more prevalent in many countries than had been previously thought.

Author : Wolf Sauter,Jos Boertjens,Johan van Manen, Misja Mikkers
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781788115926

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The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing by Wolf Sauter,Jos Boertjens,Johan van Manen, Misja Mikkers Pdf

Examining the ways and extent to which systemic factors affect health outcomes with regard to quality, affordability and access to curative healthcare, this explorative book compares tax-funded Beveridge systems and insurance-based Bismarck systems. Containing contributions from national experts, The Law and Policy of Healthcare Financing charts and compares the merits of healthcare systems throughout 11 countries, from the UK to Colombia.

Author : David M Dror
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813238497

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Financing Micro Health Insurance: Theory, Methods And Evidence by David M Dror Pdf

Healthcare for all at affordable prices is still a major but universally elusive goal. Everyone spends money on healthcare, and it is the most impoverishing consumption item. Thus, most governments (and the United Nations) promote Universal Health Coverage — each country's unique blend of tools for healthcare financing, including taxes, subsidies and market controls.Most people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have no health insurance of any kind. And most LMIC governments lack the political will, information, or resources to require their citizens to buy health insurance themselves or to subsidize insurance for all who cannot afford the price. This book deals with financing voluntary and contributory health insurance for resource-poor and rural groups in LMICs.This book addresses three issues. The first is how to catalyse demand for health insurance and develop insurance literacy among the largely illiterate and innumerate target population, using training programs to build an enabling consensus, allowing locals to create and administer such schemes. The second involves the process of developing simplified methods for risk assessment, which can help to underwrite risks, price the micro health insurance schemes, and ensure proper implementation. The third issue is formulating a compelling business case which would make this health insurance affordable, financially sustainable, and operationally scalable.This book develops insurance education and financial literacy for students of economics, business administration, insurance, development studies, and social work to prepare them for practical work as implementers, policymakers, or evaluators. A supplementary section for teachers and students includes comprehension questions.

Author : Cam Donaldson,Karen Gerard,Stephen Jan,Craig Mitton,Virginia Wiseman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230215733

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Economics of Health Care Financing by Cam Donaldson,Karen Gerard,Stephen Jan,Craig Mitton,Virginia Wiseman Pdf

This new edition examines the economics of health care systems in a non-technical manner. It is written in a highly accessible manner for economists and non-economists alike. It is very timely and includes the latest evidence of health care reforms and their implications from a number of countries with different systems.

Author : Henry Aaron
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780815721147

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Serious and Unstable Condition by Henry Aaron Pdf

The United States spends more on health care than any other nation in the world, yet millions of Americans cannot afford basic care for acute illnesses, few are insured against the costs of long-term care, and many frequently used medical procedures have never been fully evaluated. The goals of controlling spiraling health care costs and extending insurance coverage or even maintaining current insurance coverage seem to be in conflict. But progress can be made on both goals if they are tacked together. Henry Aaron evaluates these critical issues and explores how adequate care can be provided without fueling inflation. Because the current arrangements for financing America's health care cannot endure, Aaron contends that a major national debate on the restructuring of the U.S. system of financing health care is inescapable, and major legislation is likely. Serious and Unstable Condition offers a guide that is crucial to understanding the reform debate. It explains the important economic issues of health care as a background for evaluating both the current system and proposals for change. Aaron compares the U.S. system of health care financing with certain foreign systems and reviews major options for reform. He cautions that unless the health insurance system is radically changed, the number of uninsured will continue to increase and costs will continue to escalate. He then offers his own comprehensive plan to address these problems.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Health Care Utilization and Adults with Disabilities
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309469210

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Health-Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on Health Care Utilization and Adults with Disabilities Pdf

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789241564021

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Health Systems Financing by World Health Organization Pdf

"This World Health Report was produced under the overall direction of Carissa Etienne ... and Anarfi Asamoa Baah ... The principal writers were David B. Evans ... [et al] -- t.p. verso.

Author : Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315516271

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Financing Healthcare in China by Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk Pdf

China’s current social medical insurance system has nominally covered more than 95 per cent of 1.4 billion population in China and is moving towards the ambitious goal of universal health insurance coverage. Challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population, an inherently discriminatory design of the health insurance system, the disorder of drug distribution system and an immature legal system constrain the Chinese government from realizing its goal of universal health insurance coverage in the long run. This book uses a refined version of historical institutionalism to critically examine China's pathway to universal health insurance coverage since the mid-1980s. It pays crucial attention to the processes of transforming China's healthcare financing system into the basic social medical insurance system alongside rapid socio-economic changes. Financing Healthcare in China will interest researchers and government and think-tank officials interested in the state of healthcare reforms in China. Healthcare specialists outside of East Asia may also be interested in its general study of healthcare in developing countries. Scholars and students interested in the healthcare field will also find this useful.