Private health insurance: Implications for developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Sekhri, Neelam ^a   Savedoff, William ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Social Insight   (United States)

Author keywords

Developed countries; Developing countries; Economic development; Health expenditures; Health policy; Insurance, Health organization and administration trends; Private sector; Public policy; Public sector

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES;

BRAZIL; CHILE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NAMIBIA; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; ZIMBABWE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONALITY; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 13744256401     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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