Private Health Insurance: History, Politics and Performance

Book Overview

Can private health insurance fill gaps in publicly financed coverage? Does it enhance access to health care or improve efficiency in health service delivery? Will it provide fiscal relief for governments struggling to raise public revenue for health? This book examines the successes, failures and challenges of private health insurance globally through country case studies written by leading national experts. Each case study considers the role of history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521125820
• ISBN13: 9780521125826
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"