The Mandatory Health Insurance Fund of Russia reported about its activities in 2024, summarizing it has fullt fulfilled it social health protection obligations. Actual MHIF budget revenues last year amounted to 3 trillion 290 billion rubles, while its expenses were 3...

Kyrgyzstan’s Mandatory Health Insurance Fund explained that citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union are automatically covered
The Mandatory Health Insurance Fund of Kyrgyzstan has explained that citizens of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia, member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), who arrived and work legally in Kyrgyzstan, are considered...

Research on the out-of-pocket health expenditures in Kazakhstan from 2018 to 2021
A research article titled "An analysis of financial protection and financing incidence of out-of-pocket health expenditures in Kazakhstan from 2018 to 2021" was published by Shaltynov et al. was published on 17 April 2024. Their work assessed a trend in out-of-pocket...
Federal Health Insurance Fund of Russia hosted a delegation from Kazakhstan to collaborte in primary health care
A delegation from Kazakhstan consisting of national level policymakers visited colleagues in the federal agencies of Russia to learn about the experience of the Russian Federation in paying for primary health care and using performance indicators for primary health...

“Open Door” day to strengthen public participation in compulsory health insurance
The State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance of Azerbaijan had "Open Doors" for the media and civil society on April 5, 2024, to share how the single payer monitors health care quality in light of social health insurance launched across the country. The monitoring...

Tax hikes ahead for NHI funding
The National Department of Health confirms impending tax hikes to fund the NHI scheme in South Africa, pending President Cyril Ramaphosa's approval. NHI's successful implementation hinges on securing adequate funding, which remains a challenge. The National...

Social protection in health: Mali draws inspiration from the Moroccan experience
In February 2024, the Minister of Health and Social Development took part in the opening ceremony of the 11th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Morocco. The trip was an opportunity to learn more about the Moroccan experience in health...

Focus on German-Cameroonian cooperation for the CSU
On April 12, 2023, the Minister of Public Health, Dr Manaouda Malachie, launched phase 1 of universal health coverage (UHC). The launch was made possible by German development cooperation.The launch of phase 1 of the CSU in Cameroon was presented as "one of the...

National Health Security Office shares Thailand’s experience in managing health financing with South Africa
From March 11th to 15th, 2024, the National Health Security Office has organized a five-day intensive course on Thailand's experience in managing health financing and health service delivery at the district level for Universal Health Coverage. The participants were...

Health insurance agency holds weekly meetings to resolve insurance-related disputes
The emergency meeting of the Health Insurance Department is held every Tuesday of the week to discuss current issues related to health insurance at the management level, assign tasks to relevant departments, and make quick decisions. The Health Insurance General...

Health insurance reform policy and implementation were introduced to the Health Insurance Agency
A meeting with the National Institute of Health and Welfare discussed performance-based financing and health insurance reform. Attendees included the field department head, ADB consultants, and WHO experts. Fahdi Dkimi from WHO HQ supported Mongolia's efforts to...
The impact of health insurance on maternal and reproductive health service utilization and financial protection in low- and lower middle-income countries
Health insurance expansion positively impacts maternal and reproductive health service utilisation but lacks evidence for postnatal care, contraception access, and financial protection in low- and lower-middle-income countriesAmidst efforts to achieve universal health...

Mandatory Health Insurance Fund fully covered contracted healthcare providers’s needs for medicines and supplies in the first quarter of 2024
The Mandatory Health Insurance Fund of Kyrgyzstan has fully covered the needs of healthcare organizations to purchase medicines and supplies in the first quarter of 2024. The fund reported that it has reimbursed medical services provided in this time-frame in full.To...

Indonesia has reached 95.77 % of health insurance population coverage
In Indonesia, health insurance population coverage has reached to 95.77% in 2023, aligning with a goal set in the 2024 National Medium-term Development Plan.The population coverage target for 2024 is 113 million people insured with full premium subsidies by the state...
Unintended consequences of healthcare reform in South Korea: evidence from a regression discontinuity in time design
This study aims to evaluate the effects of transitioning from an outpatient copayment system to a coinsurance system in 2007 on outpatient healthcare utilization and expenditures in South Korea. Results indicate a significant rise in outpatient healthcare utilization...