Improving the strategic purchasing of health services can contribute to improving health system performance and making progress towards universal health coverage.
This high-level review by USAID’s Health Finance and Governance Activity, of the process in the public health system in Jordan identifies key areas such as benefit package design and mixed provider payment systems that could be targeted for strategic purchasing interventions in primary health care (PHC). The narrative describes key elements that need to be in place to effectively establish strategic purchasing within the Ministry of Health. This is followed by a review of primary health care in the Jordanian context and then by specific short-term recommendations that can be instrumental in establishing strategic purchasing for PHC in Jordan.