Development strategy of the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025
Development strategy of Non-commercial Joint Stock Company “Social Health Insurance Fund” of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025 is available at Social Health Insurance Fund website. The attached document reflects the latest revisions accepted by the decision of the Board of...
Round Table in DRC on the financing of Universal Health Coverage
With the support of the World Bank, the Conseil National de la Couverture Santé Universelle (CNCSU) launched the National Forum on Health Financing and Universal Health Coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.There's a lot you need...
Cofinancing immunisation through national health insurance
The Lancet Correspondence suggests using national health insurance to cofinance immunisation in low- and middle-income countries, emphasising the need for self-reliant health systems post-COVID-19. In the global health arena, sustainable immunisation financing poses a...
The Health Service Act of Denmark 2024
The Health Service Act No. 247 of 12 March 2024 (LBK nr 1015 dated 05/09/2024) is the main law in Denmark known as "Bekendtgørelse af sundhedsloven" that determines health services provision, including benefits within the public health insurance in Denmark. This Act...
Uncertain future for European Union’s health budget, says EU Official
A senior EU official reflects on the long-term sustainability of the €5.3 billion EU4Health programme, stressing the need for sustainable financing beyond EU funds due to recent budget cuts. Following the implementation of the EU4Health programme in response to the...
A health financing policy agenda for climate mitigation and adaptation
Published in the May WHO Bulletin, the article emphasises the health sector's role in climate change and calls for integrating mitigation and adaptation measures into health financing policies. The health sector significantly contributes to climate change, responsible...
Special Law for the constitution of the Solidarity Fund for Health
The purpose of the law is to establish the legal mechanisms for the financing and management of special programs for the preservation of public health and social assistance. The law that created the Solidarity Fund for Health (FOSALUD) in El Salvador emphasizes the...
El Salvador on the road to Universal Health Coverage
Health system reform in El Salvador succeeded in mobilizing national and international financial resources to improve health infrastructure, both ambulatory and hospital, laboratories and blood banks.The financing of the National Health System is a fundamental element...
A taxonomy for the financing of health for all
There is a need to change the language of health financing to include a health for all mindset. The article advocates for a health taxonomy to guide public and private investments, enhancing global health system resilience and equity.The COVID-19 pandemic, frequent...
Government allocates funds from the national reserve, outside regular budget, to purchase HPV vaccines
The government of Kazakhstan has allocated over 9.7 billion tenge from reserves to purchase more than 351,000 doses of the HPV vaccine. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov signed the resolution, enabling the introduction of HPV vaccination nationwide through targeted...
Employer-paid health insurance to be mandatory nationwide in UAE
Starting in 2025, all private-sector employers in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) will be required to provide health insurance coverage to their foreign employees, extending a mandate already in place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the remaining five emirates. In Abu...
Climate finance opportunities for health and health systems
The article published in the May edition of the WHO Bulletin highlights the significant risks posed by climate change to health and health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries that contribute least to greenhouse gas emissions.Following the 2023...
Can single disease payment impact hospitalization expenses and quality in district hospital? A case study in Fujian, China
Despite efforts in payment reform towards Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and Diagnosis Intervention Packet (DIP) payment, Single Disease Payment (SDP) remains prominent among district hospitals in China. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of SDP in a...
The impacts of diagnosis-intervention packet payment on the providers’ behavior of inpatient care—evidence from a national pilot city in China
In 2020, China launched an innovative case-based payment method under the regional global budget called the diagnosis-intervention packet (DIP) payment. This study aims to explore changes in inpatient care provision in secondary and tertiary hospitals after the DIP...
How provider payment methods affect health expenditure of depressive patients? Empirical study from national claims data in China from 2013 to 2017
In China, majority of urban populations are covered under the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) and the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) schemes. This study aims to investigate the associations between provider payment methods and...