The many documents available on the P4H Network’s digital platform reflect the network’s scope of work. The majority of documents are primary source materials created by country nationals or resources produced by organizations working in social health protection (SHP) and/or health financing (HF).
The collection provides information on SHP and/or HF reforms and universal health coverage processes from around the world as well as topical analysis and research.
Can people afford to pay for health care- Evidence on financial protection in 40 countries in Europe
The WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing has published a report reviewing financial protection in 40 countries in Europe.Financial protection – affordable access to health care – is undermined when out-of-pocket payments for health care lead to financial...
Toward Universal Coverage : Turkey’s Green Card Program for the Poor
This case study unravels Turkey's path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the 'Yesil Kart', the Green Card, program, a non-contributory health insurance scheme for the poor. As this study will show,...
Changes in Catastrophic Health Expenditures Depending on Health Policies in Turkey
This peer-reviewed article aims to evaluate the health care services that caused a rise in the ratio of households with catastrophic health expenditures in Turkey since 2012. These had previously been positively affected by the Health Transformation Program and...
2. Turkish Health Transformation Program and beyond
This policy brief lays out Turkey’s significantly improved supply of health services under its Health Transformation Program (HTP) between 2003 and 2013. Improved health outcomes, increased health utilization and changes in health financing trends reflect the rise in...
Turkey- Social Insurance and Universal Health Insurance Law
The purpose of this law in Turkey is to outline the government policy on social insurance and universal health insurance and list the types of individuals/ groups who will benefit from such insurances and their specific provisions.
Equity in utilization of health care services in Turkey: an index based analysis
This case study unravels Turkey’s path to universal coverage. It outlines both the transformation of the health system and the performance of the Green Card program. Initially launched in 1992, the Green Card program has seen a rapid expansion in the number of...
Turkish Health Transformation Program and beyond
This policy brief lays out Turkey’s significantly improved supply of health services under its Health Transformation Program (HTP) between 2003 and 2013. Improved health outcomes, increased health utilization and changes in health financing trends reflect the rise in...