The relationship between health and healthcare
What the chapter is about
This chapter explores the topic of revenue collection in detail. It considers the mechanisms of taxation, social insurance contributions, private insurance contributions and out-of-pocket payments and outlines the advantages and limitations of each method of raising the revenue needed to pay for health care.
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The case studies from this chapter are from:
- Italy
- Germany
- Nigeria
- USA
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