Japan has revised official prices for medical fees to be lowered by 0.12%
In fiscal year 2024, Japan medical fees are set to decrease by 0.12%, marking the fifth consecutive reduction in the fees, which are reviewed biennially.The adjustment affects official prices for medical services paid to hospitals and drugstores under the public...
Mandatory Social Health Insurance Fund reported on primary health care service volumes in 2023
Mandatory Health Insurance Fund of Kyrgyzstan reported on the volume of primary health care services provided and reimbursed last year. In 2023, 7 030 984 citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic sought medical care in primary health care organizations. These organizations...
Workshop celebrating Universal Health Coverage Day 2023
On 21 December 2023, a workshop celebrating Universal Health Coverage Day 2023 was held at Hotel Cambodiana, Phnom Penh. This workshop aimed to raise awareness of UHC 2030 among key stakeholders in Cambodia.The workshop was held by Khmer HIV/AIDS Activists NGO...
Rethinking external assistance for health: Supplement in Health Policy and Planning Journal
The Health Policy and Planning Journal by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine launched a Supplement on Rethinking External Assistance supported by the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization Department of Health...
Social health protection in action: 57% of services paid by SHIF were the guaranteed packet
The Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan has published its annual performance report for 2022 at SHIF website. It includes: 1) SHIF overview; 2) ensuring universal coverage for people under mandatory social health insurance; 3) patient rights protection; 4)...
Leadership for UHC: Participants’ Views
The P4H Network’s flagship programme, Leadership for UHC (L4UHC), has been held in fifteen countries to date. Conceived as a journey of reflection, discovery and action for senior leaders, participants have described the programme as “one of the best things that ever...
Register now for the ITCLIO Social Health protection Course
Theme: Addressing inequities in access to health care ITCILO, CONNECT for Social Health Protection and P4H Network is back with its annual Course on Social Health Protection for public health practitioners and researchers in March held online and in Turin, Italy.The...
Peru: Coverage for SIS policyholders financially guaranteed in 2024
The Public Sector Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2024 allocated resources to finance the continuity of Universal Health Insurance policies in Peru.In 2024, 25 million insured members of the Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS) will be guaranteed the financing of their...
Revitalizing Ireland’s Healthcare System in 2024: A Resilient Path Forward
Ireland's healthcare landscape faces challenges in 2024, with medicine shortages, an ageing population, and the push for universal healthcare. Reforms, innovation, and empowering pharmacists are pivotal in this critical juncture. As Ireland approaches potential...
Determinants of out-of-pocket health care spending, Covid 19 and health insurance in Peru
The results show that Peru's Seguro Integral de Salud reduces out-of-pocket spending as ability to pay for the poorest, while Seguro Social de Salud does so for the non-poor. On the other hand, it is concluded that contracting Covid 19 increases out-of-pocket health...
Social Health Insurance Fund: the percent of fully covered people remains at 84% since the launch of health insurance
The Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) of Kazakhstan has reported that since the launch of the national mandatory social health insurance on January 1, 2020: the number of fully insured people -- those who have access to both the guaranteed services basket and the...
Belize enhances financial access to health services
In the Americas, financial access to health services continues to be a challenge. Countries find different ways and strategies to tackle this issue. Belize has recently removed all fees charged in public hospitals in the country lifting the financial barrier to...
Building capacity to measure financial protection for UHC in the South-East Asia Region
WHO and World Bank organised South-East Asia UHC training on measuring financial protection highlighted varied forgone healthcare among older populations, and urged consistent measurement and data access.In a recent training on measuring financial protection for...
From Decision to Action: The Africa Epidemics Fund
Establishment of the AfEF demonstrates AU member states' commitment to collective action on health security. However, operational success requires concerted efforts from all stakeholders, emphasising determination and action for Africa's health security and...
Key Voices: State Health Insurance Fund on how insurance is rolled out in the Samarkand region
Uzbekistan is doing a phased implementation of Mandatory Social Health Insurance (MSHI) reform. The first to start was the Syrdarya region in 2021, and several other regions started in 2023. A representative of the State Health Insurance Fund in the Samarkand...