The challenge of private insurance for public good

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-

  Evans, David B ^a   Carrin, Guy ^a   Evans, Timothy G ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, PERSONAL; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 13744252734     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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2. Preker AS, Carrin G, editors. Health financing for poor people: resource mobilization and risk sharing. Washington, DC: The World Bank; 2004.
3. Carrin G, Hanvoravongchai P. Provider payments and patient charges as policy tools for cost-containment: how successful are they in high-income countries? Human Resources for Health 2003;1:6.