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The World Bank Research Observer, vol. 17, no. 1 (2002), pp. 67-88
© 2002 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank

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Public Intervention in Health Insurance Markets: Theory and Four Examples from Latin America

William Jack

Assistant professor at the Department of Economics at Georgetown University. e-mail wgj{at}georgetown.edu

Abstract

This article examines rationales for public intervention in health insurance markets from the perspective of public economics. It draws on the literature of organizational design to examine alternative public intervention strategies, including issues of contracting, purchaser provider splits, and regulation of competition. Health insurance reforms in four Latin American countries are then considered in light of the insights provided by the theoretical literature.


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