TY - BOOK ED - World Bank. TI - A guide to competitive vouchers in health SN - 0821358553 (pbk.) AV - RA410.5 .G855 2005 U1 - 338.4'33621'0973 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, DC PB - World Bank KW - Medical care, Cost of KW - Medical care, Cost of -- United States KW - Medical care KW - Medical care -- Finance -- United States KW - Voucher N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-107) and index N2 - Aimed at raising awareness among policymakers, this book helps identify situations where vouchers may better achieve health objectives and provides guidance on the choices available and the decisions to be made. It highlights some of the pitfalls that voucher schemes have experienced to date, as well as the wide variation in format that a voucher scheme can take depending upon the health problems being addressed and the objectives that the policymaker wishes to achieve. ER -