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Public and Private Roles in Health : Theory and Financing Patterns

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three reasons for state action: (i) public goods or services with large externalities (involving efficiency); (ii) poverty (involving...

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Main Author: Musgrove, Philip
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH ECONOMICS
HEALTH CARE FINANCE
STATE INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT ROLE
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC SERVICES
SHADOW PRICES
POVERTY
EQUITY
EFFICIENCY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR ABILITY TO PAY
ACCIDENTS
ALCOHOL
COMMUNITIES
COST OF MEDICAL CARE
COST OF TREATMENT
DEBT
DISASTERS
DISEASE CONTROL
EXTERNALITIES
GLAUCOMA
HEALTH CARE COSTS
HEALTH CARE SECTOR
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH FINANCING
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERTENSION
IMMUNITY
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE MARKETS
INTERVENTION
LIFE EXPECTANCY
MARKET FAILURES
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
MORTALITY
NATIONAL INCOME
NUTRITION
PRIVATE GOODS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRODUCERS
PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY
SANCTIONS
SAVINGS
SMOKING
SOCIAL INSURANCE
TAXATION
WASTE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/07/4100317/public-private-roles-health-theory-financing-patterns
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13656

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