How can we increase resources for health care in the developing world? Is (subsidized) voluntary health insurance the answer?

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-61

  Van Der Gaag, Jacques ^a   Stimac, Vid ^a  

^a BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TIME;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

EID: 82955184465     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1811     Document Type: Article

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