Risk equalisation and voluntary health insurance: The South Africa experience

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-38

  McLeod, Heather ^a   Grobler, Pieter ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Medscheme Health Risk Solutions ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Affordability; Competitive private voluntary health insurance markets; Risk equalisation; Risk selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSURANCE POOLS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PRIVATE SECTOR; RISK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957885784     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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