TY - BOOK ID - 10839139 TI - Social health insurance for developing nations AU - Hsiao, William C. AU - Shaw, R. Paul. AU - Fraker, Andrew. AU - World Bank. PY - 2007 SN - 0821369490 9780821369494 9786611099893 1281099899 0821369504 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - 14.01 KW - Microfinanciering en -verzekeringen ; Algemeen KW - Electronic books. KW - Health insurance. KW - Insurance, Health. KW - Health insurance KW - Social security KW - International Cooperation KW - Insurance KW - Public Policy KW - Public Assistance KW - Social Sciences KW - Financing, Organized KW - Financing, Government KW - Social Control Policies KW - Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena KW - Internationality KW - Policy KW - Social Control, Formal KW - Sociology KW - Health Care Economics and Organizations KW - Health Care KW - Health Policy KW - Social Security KW - Developing Countries KW - Insurance, Health KW - Economics KW - Health plans, Prepaid KW - Medical care, Prepaid KW - Medical insurance KW - Prepaid health plans KW - Prepaid medical care KW - Sickness insurance KW - Ambulance service KW - Health care reform KW - Home care services KW - Hospitals KW - Medically uninsured persons KW - Surgical clinics KW - Prospective payment KW - Emergency services KW - Outpatient services KW - Rehabilitation services UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10839139 AB - Specialist 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. ER -