Download or read book Financing Health Care in East Asia and the Pacific written by John C. Langenbrunner and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East Asian and Pacific countries are growing rapidly. They need high quality, well-funded health systems to underpin their population growth and assure continued productivity and economic growth. But countries will need to spend wisely, using modern techniques of insurance and strategic contracting with providers.