The UNICEF report presents a comprehensive costing study on delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Botswana, employing both top-down and bottom-up methodologies. The analysis encompasses expenses incurred by various government sectors, parastatals, donors/partners, and NGOs,...
Aligning public financing arrangements to service delivery complexities and health outcomes pose intricate challenges in shaping the required reforms. The economic growth and room for increased taxation on health products provide an avenue for increased funding. Smart...
The EMR shows large-scale, domestically funded initiatives of government purchase of private healthcare. Formalised stewardship efforts are underway for better quality and more efficient payments. The outstanding needs is to establish a coherent national direction....
The Ethiopian government's recent healthcare financing reform, which piloted performance-based financing (PBF) in health facilities, aimed to improve efficiency. However, new research reveals that PBF has not achieved the expected productivity gains. Key Findings:...
Future health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean are projected to increase significantly, driven primarily by economic growth and technology, highlighting the need for efficient resource use and expenditure control. The article "Future Health Expenditures...
In China, a new case-based payment method called the ‘Diagnosis-Intervention Packet’ (DIP) under the global budget was introduced for inpatient care. This study aims to explore the impact of DIP payment reform on hospital selection of patients undergoing total...
This book explains a provider payment management of the Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme managed by the National Security Office (NHSO). The information in this book is based on Universal Coverage Scheme’s Fund Management Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2019.This book...
The government of Kazakhstan has allocated over 9.7 billion tenge from reserves to purchase more than 351,000 doses of the HPV vaccine. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov signed the resolution, enabling the introduction of HPV vaccination nationwide through targeted...
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...
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...
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...
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 reform reaffirms the importance of the Fonds Commun Santé (FCS) in health financing in Niger. The P4H country focal point has been entrusted with the task of considering the options for a redesign. A roadmap has been validated by the stakeholders and monitoring...
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...
Malawi is committed to attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC), aiming to improve access to healthcare services without imposing excessive financial burdens on its citizens. Aligned with international commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals, Malawi has...
