Mutual benefit societies

What role can health mutuals and community-based health insurance play in social health protection systems?

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https://www.ilo.org/publications/what-role-can-health-mutuals-and-community-bas…
ilo.org (03.02.2025) At the global level, mutuals primarily focus on providing complementary or supplementary coverage to basic health schemes. Only a small number of countries incorporate mutuals and community-based health insurance (CBHI) into the architecture of their basic health coverage systems. This working paper explores various country experiences where mutuals and CBHI contribute to basic health coverage within national social protection systems.
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Mutual benefit societies
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report
Status
Published_SS_Monitor

Costa Rica: SPECIAL SOLIDARITY CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH PENSIONS

Submitted by siha on
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https://www.hacienda.go.cr/noticias/15910-en-cumplimiento-a-la-ley-9796-haciend…

Ministry of finance (17.07.2020) Starting this July, the National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance will apply to pensions higher than ¢ 2,296,000 corresponding to the National Pension Directorate, Pension Board of the National Teaching Staff and the Ex-Presidents Regime, the deduction for special solidarity and redistributive contribution, established by Law No. 9796 (“Law to Redesign and Redistribute the Resources of the Special Solidarity Contribution”).   

Regions / Country
costa rica
Global challenges
Inequalities
Topics
Old-age pensions
Contribution collection and compliance
Financing
Inequalities
Mutual benefit societies

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Official / Corporate
Status
Published Measures summary

Inégalités "immenses" dans l'accès au soins en Europe (OMS)

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http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2018/09/12/97002-20180912FILWWW00064-inegalite…

lefigaro.fr (12.09.2018) Les inégalités d'accès à des soins abordables financièrement sont "immenses en Europe", souligne l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) dans un rapport publié mercredi, estimant qu'il reste "beaucoup à faire" pour la mise en place d'une couverture sanitaire universelle.

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Europe
Global challenges
Extension of coverage
Population ageing
Topics
Health promotion
Medical care
Health insurance
Mutual benefit societies

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news
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Published_SS_Monitor