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).
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...
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...
Converging global health agendas and universal health coverage: financing whole-of-government action through UHC+
Achieving health-related SDG targets requires addressing social, political, and economic determinants of health, which account for 40-60% of health outcomes, compared to 10-25% from clinical medicine. UN member states have committed to achieving universal health...
Redefining Debt-to-Health, a triple-win health financing instrument in global health
The BMC Globalization and Health article evaluates the Debt-to-Health initiative and offers recommendations to improve its effectiveness in converting debt repayments into health investments for indebted low- and middle-income countries. The research article...
Does a new case-based payment system promote the construction of the ordered health delivery system? Evidence from a pilot city in China
China has introduced a new case-based payment system called the “Diagnostic Intervention Package" or DIP. DIP is a Chinese original payment method aimed at influencing a positive behavior of healthcare providers. This study investigates the effects of the DIP.This...
The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
The latest report from The Lancet Countdown in Europe tracks 42 indicators, underscoring climate change's worsening health impacts, delayed action, and the imperative for health-responsive strategies, while also addressing regional inequalities and the call for...
Government doubles medical deductibles
In France, theealth Insurance spending has risen by almost 20% between 2018 and 2022 (excluding Covid-19). Patients' out-of-pocket expenses have fallen from 9% in 2011 to 7% in 2021: this is the lowest level in the OECD, after Luxembourg. The government has decided to...
Social Security deficit: Cades sounds the alarm
On December 12, 2023, Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale (Cades) Chairman Jean-Louis Rey presented the institution's 2023 balance sheet.Tasked with financing and extinguishing the accumulated debt of the French Social Security system, Cades was due to complete...
Federal Financing of Health in India
The paper seeks to understand (i) the role of National Health Mission (NHM) in defining/resetting health priorities in States and addressing horizontal inequalities, (ii) the constraints faced by States within the federal structure for delivering effective healthcare...
Social health protection and health financing for universal health coverage in the Republic of Korea
This country case study was prepared under the aegis of Seoul National University, which collaborated with the P4H Network to introduce the history of social health protection and health financing reforms in the Republic of Korea. This study aims to provide an...
Public health spending in Ecuador
The resources allocated to health between 2008 and 2014 are evaluated to verify whether they have been allocated to compliance with supranational regulations that seek to guarantee the human right to health.Public spending on health in Ecuador grew from 1.57% of Gross...