The long-term effects of the health insurance program called Seguro Popular, now eliminated and replaced by the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar (INSABI) on the equity of out-of-pocket spending in the Mexican poor population are analyzed. It highlights that the...
NHIMA expands free health insurance to vulnerable groups under cash transfer
Under Zambia's Ministry of Health, the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has begun extending free NHIS coverage to poor and vulnerable populations. This aims to provide financial risk protection to those who can't afford the scheme and are at risk...
A workshop brings together key stakeholders to discuss future of health financing reforms in Uzbekistan
In a significant step toward enhancing the capacity for health system financing, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan co-hosted a two-day workshop from April 30 to May 1, 2024. This event convened key stakeholders, including...
Ramaphosa enacts landmark NHI Bill for equitable healthcare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the NHI Bill into law, aiming to provide equal access to healthcare, reduce disparities, and tackle poverty. The NHI seeks to make healthcare more affordable and efficient. Implementation will be gradual, involving both public...
Doubling of deductibles: the Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie Council opposes
As announced by French President Emmanuel Macron on January 16, 2024, healthcare deductibles and co-payments will be increased over the course of the year. The ministries concerned have submitted three draft decrees to the CNAM Board for prior approval.Created in...
Deductible amounts will soon double
The government has decided to double the amount of the various medical deductibles, which have never been increased since their creation. The new amounts are due to come into force gradually, by mid-June 2024.France is the world's third-largest spender on healthcare,...
Cades warns of Social Security deficit
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' mission has been...
Increase in the cost of consultations with general practitioners
At the 3rd plenary session of conventional negotiations with self-employed doctors, the Assurance Maladie said it was ready to invest in a global agreement on attractiveness, access to care, quality and relevance of care.At this 3rd multilateral session, the Assurance...
Review of defragmentation of publicly subsidized health insurance schemes
This document provides a review of efforts undertaken in four Indian states and several countries on the defragmentation of their health schemes. The document discusses health insurance reforms in various countries, with a focus on defragmentation of multiple health...
The National Institute for Medical Assistance to accelerate the march towards CSU
Niger's INAM, created in 2022, promotes free health care and health financing reform to achieve universal health coverage. Supported by the CSU Leadership Group, it operationalizes the policy of free healthcare with increased funding, aimed at reducing inequalities in...
Development strategy of the Social Health Insurance Fund of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025
Development strategy of Non-commercial Joint Stock Company “Social Health Insurance Fund” of Kazakhstan for 2020 – 2025 is available at Social Health Insurance Fund website. The attached document reflects the latest revisions accepted by the decision of the Board of...
Employer-paid health insurance to be mandatory nationwide in UAE
Starting in 2025, all private-sector employers in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) will be required to provide health insurance coverage to their foreign employees, extending a mandate already in place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the remaining five emirates. In Abu...
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...
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...