Competition in Health Insurance
This knowledge brief presents the key
findings of a recent World Bank report on, 'health
insurance and competition'. The report examines whether
competition helps multiple insurers better manage health
expenditures by, for example, contracting with more
efficient providers or directing consumers towards less
costly care (i.e. consumers who use generic drugs pay lower
premiums or co-payments). The Netherlands, Switzerland,
Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are some of the countries
that already have multiple and competing insurance systems
in place.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Schneider, Pia |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2009-08
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| Subjects: | CARE PLANS,
COMPETITION AMONG INSURERS,
CONSUMERS,
CONTRACTS WITH PROVIDERS,
CONTRIBUTION RATE,
CONTRIBUTION RATES,
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES,
FINANCIAL RISKS,
HEALTH CARE,
HEALTH CARE NEEDS,
HEALTH COVERAGE,
HEALTH EXPENDITURES,
HEALTH FACILITIES,
HEALTH FINANCING,
HEALTH INSURANCE,
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS,
HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS,
HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM,
HEALTH INSURERS,
HEALTH PLANS,
HEALTH STATUS,
HMO,
HMOS,
HOSPITALIZATION,
HOSPITALS,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
ILLNESS,
INSURANCE COMPANIES,
INSURANCE EXPENDITURES,
INSURANCE PLAN,
INSURANCE PREMIUMS,
INSURANCE SYSTEM,
INSURANCE SYSTEMS,
MANAGED CARE,
MANAGED CARE PLANS,
MULTIPLE INSURANCE SYSTEMS,
MULTIPLE INSURERS,
OUTPATIENT CARE,
PATIENTS,
PHARMACY,
PHYSICIANS,
PRIMARY CARE,
PRIVATE INSURANCE,
PRIVATE INSURERS,
PROVIDER PAYMENT,
QUALITY OF HEALTH,
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE,
RISK EQUALIZATION,
SAVINGS,
SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE,
SOCIAL INSURANCE,
SUSTAINABILITY, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11672357/competition-health-insurance
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10240
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