This paper relies on a difference-in-differences approach applied to both panel and cross-section data. We find that CBHI-affiliated facilities experience a 111% increase in annual outpatient visits and annual revenues increase by 47%. Increased revenues are used to...
Estimating the required resources for implementing an essential health services package (EHSP) is vital to examine its feasibility and affordability. This study aimed to estimate the financial resources required to implement the Ethiopian EHSP from 2020 to 2030....
To make progress toward universal health coverage, countries should define the type and mix of health services that respond to their populations’ needs. Ethiopia revised its essential health services package (EHSP) in 2019. This paper describes the process,...
This paper employs a process tracing methodology to examine the political drivers of the adoption and evolution of state health insurance based on 28 key informant interviews conducted between 2015 and 2018 with politicians, policymakers and donor officials. The...
As low- and middle-income countries undertake health financing reforms to achieve universal health coverage, there is renewed interest in making allocation of pooled funds to health-care providers more strategic. To make purchasing more strategic, countries are...
The Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan, commonly known as the BPJS Kesehatan, Indonesia’s public health Insurance agency was established as a public legal body to provide universal healthcare to its citizens. However, the financial deficit in the system...
Key messages of the paper Policy dialogue approaches legitimise the adoption of a health financing strategy. Participation in designing health financing strategies is important for a shared vision on health financing. Policy dialogue for health financing strategies...
A comparative study of five African countries examining how social health insurance schemes have been able to cover the poor or not, as the case may be. Selected countries have either national or community-based insurance schemes with the intent of providing health...
