53. Junk, D., Kelaher, D. Approaches to Universal Health Insurance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A Report on Behalf of UNRWA and WHO Planning and Research Center, 1994: 143 pp.

The aim of this report is to develop options for setting up a health insurance plan for the Palestinian population of the Occupied Territories. Several options for a health insurance plan in the Occupied Territories are outlined. Main advantages and disadvantages of each option are also listed.
The options listed in the report are:
1. Full authority control and financing. Under this option the Palestinian central authority would have full control over all of the health care system with no private health care activities;
2. Central authority system which is primarily funded through taxation. Under this option the central authority would be in charge of all strategy planning with a slightly lower level of centralization in comparison with the first option;
3. "Universal Compulsory Health Insurance Models". Here the authors suggest a variety of models which include an authority-funded system with social security contributions, an authority-funded system with public and private delivery and a system with authority funding with private insurance.
4. A system with voluntary private insurance with minimum standards for the financially disadvantaged.
5. A consumer sovereignty Model, predominantly dependent on private insurance arrangements.
6. Maintaining the currently existing health insurance system.