The Ondam Alert Committee issues its second opinion
Following an initial opinion published in April, the Comité d'alerte has published a second opinion on compliance with the National Health Insurance Expenditure Target (Ondam) for 2024. The Ondam target for 2024 was set at €254.9 billion in the last Social Security...
The CNAM Board examines the health insurance income and expenditure report for 2025
The Board of Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie (CNAM) has examined the provisional annual report on projected costs and expenditure for 2025. The report forecasts a health insurance branch deficit of €11.4 billion by the end of 2024. To redress the situation,...
Health insurance: Income and expenditure report 2025
Based on analyses of trends in expenditure and practices, and drawing on French and international recommendations, the Charges et produits pour l'année 2025 report presents proposals and ideas for improving the quality and efficiency of care, and optimizing healthcare...
Building an economy for well-being: A seminar with Dr. Ritu Sadana
Dr Ritu Sadana, WHO Head of Ageing and Health, will discuss building an economy centred on well-being at an LSE seminar on 26 November 2024. The event will explore aligning economic, social, and health goals to prioritise people and planet over profits.The London...
Strategic purchasing in health: lever for universal health coverage in Côte d’Ivoire
Initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire to reform its health financing and implement strategic purchasing of primary health care aim to accelerate universal health coverage. International organizations provide technical support, just as the P4H Network provides expertise...
WHO estimates for out-of-pocket payments in Romania
Romania has a high incidence of catastrophic health spending, with 1 in 8 households exceeding 40% of their capacity to pay for healthcare in 2015, according to a WHO/Europe report. The burden is greatest on low-income households and older people, driven by...
Aligning universal health coverage and global health security: Insights from Cambodia
The research article titled "Synergies and dis-synergies between universal health coverage and global health security: A case study of Cambodia," published in the Journal of Global Health, explores the intersections between universal health coverage (UHC) and global...
Health Financing Progress Matrix Sub-national assessment Jammu and Kashmir, India
The report highlights strengths and weaknesses in Jammu and Kashmir’s current health financing arrangements, assessed against the desirable attributes of a health financing system based on global evidence. Based on the findings, the report suggests several policy...
Netherland’s Health Insurance Act
The Health Insurance Act ("Zorgverzekeringswet", Zvw) of the Netherlands establishes mandatory health insurance for all residents and was enacted on January 1, 2006, as part of a major healthcare reform. It merged the public and private health insurance systems into...
Report: Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Slovakia’s Healthcare System
Slovakia's healthcare system faces high public hospital debt due to misaligned financial incentives, according to a European Commission report. The Value for Money (VfM) project identifies cost-saving measures, including better hospital management, equipment...
Governing the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries: a review
A scoping review titled "Approaches, enablers and barriers to govern the private sector in health in low- and middle-income countries," published in BMJ Global Health, examines how governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) govern the private sector’s...
ESCom – a successful community-based public-private partnership
30 years of public-private partnership in Côte d'Ivoire, reinforces primary health care in the quest for universal health coverage. This successful model deserves to be better known outside Côte d'Ivoire and French-speaking Africa. In the late 90s, Abidjan began an...
G20 health ministers commit to strengthening health systems amid climate change
G20 Health Ministers emphasise the need for sustainable, intersectoral financing to address climate change’s health impacts, promote climate-resilient health systems, and advance the One Health approach. At the 2024 G20 Health Ministerial in Rio, leaders emphasized...
Advancing evidence-based decision-making in Bhutan: development of a health technology assessment framework
Bhutan is currently transforming its health system and has updated its Health Technology Assessment (HTA) framework. This revision is designed to prioritize health initiatives and ensure the sustainability of the health system. The framework outlines the stages of the...
Data integration of health financing systems: Enabler for health system reform in India
The article "Data Integration of Health Financing Systems as a Critical Enabler for Objective-Oriented Health System Reform: A Scoping Review from India", published in the Journal of Health Systems and Reform, examines the challenges of fragmented health financing...