Understanding the drivers of differences in the outcomes of insurance reforms is critical to inform future implementations of publicly funded health insurance to achieve the broader goal of universal health coverage. This paper makes a significant contribution to the...
The Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled new amendments on the Law on Health Insuranc to provide full coverage for patients diagnosed with rare or serious conditions, including cancer, stroke and paralysis. According to Vietnam News, the Vietnam's Ministry...
It establishes free curative medical care and comprehensive general health services for women during pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in all public health facilities. The public health system should encourage the strengthening of all relevant actions for the...
This decree sets out the terms and conditions of access to healthcare benefits covered by universal health insurance, in accordance with articles 27 and 30 of law no. 2021-022 of October 18, 2021 instituting universal health insurance in the Togolese Republic.
The establishment of standards for medical and paramedical procedures covered by the universal health insurance scheme is necessary to guarantee high-quality, harmonized and standardized care. This decree therefore defines the values and nomenclatures of the...
This Federal Law regulates relations arising from ensuring health protection of citizens in the Russian Federation and determines: 1) legal, organizational and economic foundations for protecting the health of citizens; 2) the rights and obligations of individuals and...
This evaluation aims to remedy the lack of systematic examination of the AMO provider payment system, and provides information on reforms designed to link the AMO system, and subsequently the UHIP system, more closely to the principles of strategic purchasing. To...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased its dialysis benefit to alleviate the financial burden on PhilHealth beneficiaries.According to the Philippine News Agency, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and...
As of July 1, 2024, Estonia's Health Fund (Tervisekassa) fully manages the Therapy Fund, removing patient co-payments and providing a clear list of covered service providers. Family doctors can refer patients to clinical psychologists, speech therapists, and...
In their article titled "The Role of HTA for Essential Health Benefit Package Design in Low or Middle-Income Countries," Ole F. Norheim and David A. Watkins examine how Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can contribute to the design of Health Benefit Packages (HBPs)...
For the past five years, Ivorians have had access to universal health coverage. The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene is working hard to ensure that enrolment is effective throughout the country. Despite this, people still need to be convinced by the health...
As part of its health financing policy papers series, WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing (WHO Regional Office for Europe) published a report titled "Leveraging health financing to strengthen mental health services in Ukraine". "This report’s primary...
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is organising an online course for practitioners, scholars, policymakers, and other stakeholders who have some familiarity with methods for economic evaluation and want to increase their basic understanding of benefit-cost...
The Republican Center for Orphan Diseases (RCOD) started its work on June 1st of 2024, marking a contribution to children's health on the International Childrens' Day. The main goal of the center is to improve medical care and quality of life for patients with rare...
Health equity fund (HEF) is a social health protection scheme aimed at enabling access to essential health care among the poor for free of charge in public health facilities in Cambodia. The guidelines describe the standard benefit packages and provider payments for...
