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Beyond Survival: Protecting Households from Health Shocks breaks new ground in the ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection from the costs of health care. The book reviews existing and new evidence on the mechanisms and magnitude of impoverishing effects of health events (diseases, accidents and life cycle health events), and the importance of public policy to prevent such impoverishing. The book reviews options for policy makers on how to protect and help household to protect themselves against these impoverishing effects.