Summary |
The book is divided into four Parts. Part I discusses health insurance in the economic and social framework of society, defines the problem of poor health and examines what may be done about it, introduces many general principles, and briefly surveys the types of insurance available to meet the risk. Part II discusses the coverages available for meeting the costs of medical care, and Part III describes the coverages primarily designed to meet loss of income, including social insurance. Part IV covers the most significant functions of health insurance carriers: underwriting, rate-making reserves, claims, distribution, and regulation. In many of these areas it provides for the first time a coordinated treatment of these functions which is not limited to a particular line or type of carrier.
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