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Financial protection against the cost of illness and inclusion of vulnerable groups - will require better mobilization and use of private means. Private voluntary health insurance already plays an important role in mobilizing additional resources to the health sector and protecting against the catastrophic cost of illness in some countries. This review explores the context under which private voluntary health insurance could contribute to an improvement in the sustainability of the health sector and financial protection in other countries.

Insurance, Health --- Health Expenditures. --- Models, Econometric. --- Private Sector. --- World Health. --- Health insurance --- Assurance-maladie --- economics. --- Economic aspects --- Aspect économique --- Economics. --- Global Health. --- Aspect économique --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Health plans, Prepaid --- Medical care, Prepaid --- Medical insurance --- Prepaid health plans --- Prepaid medical care --- Sickness insurance --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Insurance --- Ambulance service --- Health care reform --- Home care services --- Hospitals --- Medically uninsured persons --- Surgical clinics --- Prospective payment --- Emergency services --- Outpatient services --- Rehabilitation services