This paper analyzes how cost-sharing impacts the use of outpatient and inpatient health services in China. The study reveals that increased cost-sharing for outpatient services leads to decreased outpatient usage while simultaneously increasing reliance on inpatient...
The Kyrgyz diagnosis related group (DRG) system has played a vital role in health system reforms in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on improving service delivery through careful data management and stakeholder engagement. The evolution of this domestically developed DRG system...
Published in Health Policy, this study by Ndayishimiye et al. analyses health care provider payment schemes across nine Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. It examines changes since 2010, highlighting the widespread use of blended and output-based payment...
A study in Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing by Costase Ndayishimiye, Marzena Tambor, Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk, and colleagues explores factors influencing health care provider payment reforms in nine Central and Eastern...
Published in Health Policy, the study by Thomas Rice, Karsten Vrangbæk, Ingrid S. Saunes, and colleagues examines the progressivity of public revenue collection for healthcare financing across 29 high-income countries. The authors assess three primary sources of...
In Thailand, primary health care (PHC) is the first point of access to health services for all Thai citizens within the district health system. This case study investigates the political economy factors that have influenced Thailand’s decades-long implementation of...
Belarusbank and the Ministry of Health have signed an agreement to launch a new social initiative titled "Affordable Medical Care with Belarusbank." This project aims to modernize the fleet of medical vehicles serving healthcare institutions in rural areas and small...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) commits €100 million for the construction of state-of-the-art Laakso Joint Hospital in Helsinki. The services will include psychiatric and neurological treatment, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care. The loan builds on...
The study examines primary care facility autonomy in executing Direct Facility Financing (DFF) in Tanzania. While facilities possess financial management knowledge and some autonomy, challenges like fund disbursement delays and procurement complexities hinder...
The Philippine UHC law, enacted in 2019, aims to enhance equitable access to quality health services by reforming the PhilHealth and supporting local government units through a Special Health Fund. Despite facing implementation challenges, the initiative highlights...
The research article "Estimates of resource use in the public-sector health-care system and the effect of strengthening health-care services in Malawi during 2015–19: a modelling study (Thanzi La Onse)" by Prof. Timothy B. Hallett, PhD, Tara D. Mangal, PhD, Asif U....
Risk-sharing agreements (RSAs) have been introduced to allocate risk between payers and pharmaceutical companies, often taking the form of outcome-based or financial-based models. This study seeks to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders within Singapore’s...
Malaysia’s Health Minister has announced that Ministry of Health is exploring the adoption of the Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG) payment system in private hospitals to address rising healthcare costs.According to The Edge Malaysia, as reported by Syafiqah Salim,...
Initiatives in Côte d'Ivoire to reform its health financing and implement strategic purchasing of primary health care aim to accelerate universal health coverage. International organizations provide technical support, just as the P4H Network provides expertise...
The report highlights strengths and weaknesses in Jammu and Kashmir’s current health financing arrangements, assessed against the desirable attributes of a health financing system based on global evidence. Based on the findings, the report suggests several policy...
