The Mutual Benefit Movement and the Private Insurance Sector
Title | The Mutual Benefit Movement and the Private Insurance Sector PDF eBook |
Author | Henri Faivre |
Publisher | |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Fraternal organizations |
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The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-Operative, and Co-Owned Business
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-Operative, and Co-Owned Business PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Michie |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 705 |
Release | 2017-03-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0191507989 |
The Oxford Handbook of Mutuals and Co-Owned Business investigates all types of 'member owned' organizations, whether consumer co-operatives, agricultural and producer co-operatives, worker co-operatives, mutual building societies, friendly societies, credit unions, solidarity organizations, mutual insurance companies, or employee-owned companies. Such organizations can be owned by their consumers, the producers, or the employees - whether through single-stakeholder or multi-stakeholder ownership. This complex set of organizations is named differently across countries: from 'mutual' in the UK, to 'solidarity cooperatives' in Latin America. In some countries, such organizations are not even officially recognized and thus lack a specific denomination. For the sake of clarity, this Handbook will refer to member-owned organizations to encompass the variety of non-investor-owned organizations, and in the national case study chapters the terms used will be those most widely employed in that country. These alternative corporate forms have emerged in a variety of economic sectors in almost all advanced economies since the time of the industrial revolution and the development of capitalism, through the subsequent creation and dominance of the limited liability company. Until recently, these organizations were generally regarded as a rather marginal component of the economy. However, over the past few years, member-owned organizations have come to be seen in some countries, at least, as potentially attractive in light of their ability to tackle various economic and social concerns, and their relative resilience during the financial and economic crises of 2007-2013.
Care Without Coverage
Title | Care Without Coverage PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2002-06-20 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309083435 |
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Coverage Matters
Title | Coverage Matters PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2001-10-27 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309076099 |
Roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. Who are these children, women, and men, and why do they lack coverage for essential health care services? How does the system of insurance coverage in the U.S. operate, and where does it fail? The first of six Institute of Medicine reports that will examine in detail the consequences of having a large uninsured population, Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care, explores the myths and realities of who is uninsured, identifies social, economic, and policy factors that contribute to the situation, and describes the likelihood faced by members of various population groups of being uninsured. It serves as a guide to a broad range of issues related to the lack of insurance coverage in America and provides background data of use to policy makers and health services researchers.
The Attitude of Mutual Benefit Societies to the Increasing Diversification of the Needs of Their Members
Title | The Attitude of Mutual Benefit Societies to the Increasing Diversification of the Needs of Their Members PDF eBook |
Author | W. Schmeinck |
Publisher | |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Fraternal organizations |
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Prevention and Health Promotion for the Excluded and the Destitute in Europe
Title | Prevention and Health Promotion for the Excluded and the Destitute in Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Pierre Chauvin |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9781586032753 |
The social inequalities of health have persisted, or even increased, in Europe in the last few years. This text presents the experiences of professionals from various institutional backgrounds in eight European countries, as well as their recommendations to improve the access of excluded people.
Private Health Insurance
Title | Private Health Insurance PDF eBook |
Author | Ross Harold Arnett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Health insurance |
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