Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Strength in Numbers -- Introduction -- Policy Design -- A New Paradigm for Financing Health Care -- Implementation Challenges -- References -- PART 1 EMPIRICAL AND ECONOMIC UNDERPINNINGS -- Chapter 2. Six Regions, One Story -- Introduction -- Typology of Health Care Financing -- Evidence of PHI in Low- and Middle-Income Countries -- Outlook -- Annex 2A WHO Data on Health Care Expenditure between 1998 and 2002 -- Annex 2B Country Groups according to 2005 World Bank Classification -- Annex 2C PHI Spending, by Country Group -- Annex 2D Non-Life and Life Insurance around the World -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. From Theory to Practice -- Introduction -- Review of the Theoretical Predictions -- Evidence from the Country Studies -- Conclusions and Outlook -- Annex 3A Overview of Hypotheses and Results of Tests -- Notes -- References -- PART 2 EVIDENCE FROM THE PAST -- Chapter 4. Chile -- Introduction -- Objectives and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions -- Annex 4A Statistical Tables -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Egypt -- Introduction -- Health Financing in Egypt -- Status of Health Insurance in Egypt -- Key Issues and Major Constraints related to Health Care Financing in Egypt -- Assessing the Potential for VHI -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Annex 5A Statistical Tables -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. South Africa -- Introduction -- Situational Analysis of Health Financing in South Africa -- The Private Sector -- Financial Protection and Financial Vulnerability -- Determinants of Utilization -- Health Reform in South Africa -- Challenges -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Thailand -- Introduction -- On Private Health Insurance -- System, Mechanism, and Regulation.

Business Environment -- Problems and Constraints in Health Care Financing -- Quantitative Analyses -- Interpretation of the Results and Conclusions -- Limitations and Suggestions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Turkey -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions and Policy Implications -- Note -- References -- Chapter 9. United States -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- PART 3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE -- Chapter 10. China -- Introduction -- Background of China's Health Care Financing System -- Private Health Insurance in China Today -- Key Issues of Health Care Financing in China -- Determinants of Private Health Insurance Enrolment -- Demand for Private Health Insurance: Willingness to Pay and Ability to Pay -- Potential Private Health Insurance Market -- Policy Options and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Brazil -- Introduction -- The Brazilian Context -- Key Issues Related to Health Care Financing -- Policy Options -- Conclusions -- Annex 11A Financial Flows in the Brazilian Health Sector -- Annex 11B Regression Results -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. India -- Introduction -- Overview -- Financial Feasibility of PVHI -- Some Policy Issues and Concerns -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. Nigeria -- Introduction -- Research Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 14. Slovenia -- Introduction -- The Slovenian Context -- Health Insurance in Slovenia and the Advent of VHI -- Issues Raised in the Development of VHI in Slovenia -- Impact of VHI on the Efficiency of Primary Care Providers -- Conclusions: The Future and the Reforms Needed in Slovenia's Voluntary Health Insurance -- Note -- References -- Chapter 15. Republic of Korea -- Introduction -- The Korean Health Care System -- NHI Financial Distress.

Expansion of the Private Health Insurance Market -- The Evaluation Study -- Feasibility Study -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A. Methodology for Reviewing Private Voluntary Health Insurance -- Objectives of the Reviews -- Methodology Used in Companion Volume, Friend or Foe -- Methodology Used in Global Marketplace for Private Health Insurance: Strength in Numbers -- Notes -- References -- Appendix B. Glossary of Terms -- Note -- About the Coeditors and Contributors -- Coeditors -- Other Contributing Authors -- Index -- Back cover.