The number of documents available on the P4H Network’s digital platform reflects 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).
Draft-Implentation-plan-as-of-8-May.pdf
P4H Annual Review 2012-2013
The third P4H Annual Review covers the period from May 2012 to April 2013.
National health financing policy in Eritrea: a survey of preliminary considerations
The peer-reviewed study aimed to gather preliminary insights into the preferred components of the National Health Financing Policy (NHFP), such as its vision, objectives, and mechanisms for revenue collection and provider payments. Key findings highlight support for...
MoH Cameroon – CSU mutual workshop report – Kribi, July 2012
SUMMARY REPORT National workshop on the role of mutual health insurance in universal health coverage in Cameroon Kribi (Hôtel le Paradis), July 10 and 11, 2012
P4H Annual Review 2011-2012
The second P4H Operations Review becomes annual and covers the period from May 2011 to April 2012.
The German healthcare system
Germany’s healthcare system is founded on its Basic Law, mandating the state to provide sufficient, needs-based medical treatment and medicine. The federal government may fulfill this directly or delegate to states via service contracts. The system is highly complex,...
Medical Benefits Act
The 2010 Medical Benefits Act establishes the Medical Benefits Board to administer the funds collected for the Health Benefits Scheme in Antigua and Barbuda.
The National Health Services Strategic Plan 2010 – 2020
The 2010-2020 national health strategic plan for the Bahamas follows a systems approach which includes health financing. All aspects of health service provision are detailed. Implementation of appropriate and sustainable mechanisms for financing the health sector are...
Long-Term Care Insurance Act 1994
The following extract from the Journal of Population and Social Security explains Germany’s long-term care insurance act of 1995. The new social long-term care insurance scheme (Pflegeversicherung) came into force at three different stages: from January 1, 1995 on...
Risk Structure Compensation Reform Act 2001
The following extract was written in German and translated into English using Google Translate from Wikipedia. The Risk Structure Compensation (RSA) is a financial compensation mechanism in social health insurance systems with freedom of choice between health...
Pharmaceutical Budget Replacement Act 2001
The following excerpt, written in German and translated into English using Google Translate, from a press release by Germany’s Federal Council describes the Pharmaceutical Budget Replacement Act of 2001. Today, the Bundesrat approved the law on the replacement of the...
The Constitution of Venezuela
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Health Services Act – 1997 amendment
The 1997 amendment modifies the Health Services Act 1969 CAP 44 of the Laws of Barbados. While majorly dedicated to the duties of the Ministry of Health, specific sections detail health financing aspects including pricing and cost recovery.
Health Care Structure Act 1992
The following extract from Germany’s Federal Agency for Civic Education, written in German and translated into English using Google Translate, provides the historical context for the Health Structure Act of 1992. The Health Structure Act of December 21, 1992, comes...
Health Care Reform Act 1989
The following extract from the article “Reform of Health Care in Germany” in the Health Care Financing Review describes the Health Care Reform Act of 1989. Finally, following a jump in average contribution rates from about 11.5 percent to nearly 13 percent in the...