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060			_aW 225.1 _b.S63 2007
245		0	_aSocial health insurance for developing nations / _c[edited by] William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw ; with contributions by Andrew Fraker ... [et al.] ; jointly sponsored by the World Bank Institute and Harvard University.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bWorld Bank, _cc2007.
300			_axi, 172 p. : _bill.
490			_aWBI development studies
500			_aJointly sponsored by the World Bank Institute and Harvard University.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aIntroduction, context, and theory / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw -- Design and implementation of social health insurance / William C. Hsiao -- Kenya: designing social health insurance / Andrew Fraker and William C. Hsiao -- Ghana: initiating social health insurance / Sreekanth Ramachandra and William C. Hsiao -- The Philippines: extending coverage beyond the formal sector / Matthew Jowett and William C. Hsiao -- Colombia: social health insurance with managed competition to improve health care delivery / Diana Pinto and William C. Hsiao -- Thailand: achieving universal coverage with social health insurance / Piya Hanvoravongchai and William C. Hsiao -- Lessons learned and policy implications / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw.
520			_aSpecialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of mobilizing revenue for health, reforming health sector performance, and providing universal coverage. This book reviews the specific design and implementation challenges facing SHI in low- and middle-income countries and presents case studies on Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, Colombia, and Thailand.
650			_aInsurance, Health
650			_aIntroduction, context, and theory / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw -- Design and implementation of social health insurance / William C. Hsiao -- Kenya: designing social health insurance / Andrew Fraker and William C. Hsiao -- Ghana: initiating social health insurance / Sreekanth Ramachandra and William C. Hsiao -- The Philippines: extending coverage beyond the formal sector / Matthew Jowett and William C. Hsiao -- Colombia: social health insurance with managed competition to improve health care delivery / Diana Pinto and William C. Hsiao -- Thailand: achieving universal coverage with social health insurance / Piya Hanvoravongchai and William C. Hsiao -- Lessons learned and policy implications / William C. Hsiao and R. Paul Shaw.
650			_aSpecialist groups have often advised health ministers and other decision makers in developing countries on the use of social health insurance (SHI) as a way of mobilizing revenue for health, reforming health sector performance, and providing universal coverage. This book reviews the specific design and implementation challenges facing SHI in low- and middle-income countries and presents case studies on Ghana, Kenya, Philippines, Colombia, and Thailand.
700			_aHsiao, William C.
700			_aDeveloping Countries
700			_aHealth Policy
710			_aWorld Bank.;World Bank Institute.;Harvard University.
942			_bDMC _cBK
999			_c15048 _d15048