{"id":987718113,"date":"2024-09-07T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=documents&#038;p=987718113"},"modified":"2024-09-07T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:24:23","slug":"improving-equity-in-the-distribution-and-financing-of-health-services-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"documents","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/documents\/improving-equity-in-the-distribution-and-financing-of-health-services-in-mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving equity in the distribution and financing of health services in Mauritius."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT &#8211; Click on the WHEEL icon to open the text-area where you can type your text. Add a paragraph to introduce the Document&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]This peer-reviewed article assesses the distribution of healthcare utilization and spending in Mauritius, where free healthcare services have been provided for decades, yet the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service index remains relatively low. Using Benefit Incidence Analysis and Financial Incidence Analysis, the study examines how healthcare benefits are distributed across different income groups. The results show that public healthcare services in Mauritius are pro-poor, with a concentration index (CI) of -0.26, while private sector services favour wealthier individuals with a CI of 0.27. Additionally, healthcare financing is regressive, with lower-income groups bearing a larger financial burden through taxes and out-of-pocket (OOP) payments. The article concludes that health financing strategies should be reviewed to enhance financial protection for the poor and improve UHC coverage in line with Sustainable Development Goal 3<strong>.<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This peer-reviewed article assesses the distribution of healthcare utilization and spending in Mauritius, where free healthcare services have been provided for decades, yet the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) service index remains relatively low. Using Benefit Incidence Analysis and Financial Incidence Analysis, the study examines how healthcare benefits are distributed across different income groups. The results&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,135],"document_type":[2337],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987718113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/documents"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987718113"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987718113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987718129,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documents\/987718113\/revisions\/987718129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987718113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987718113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987718113"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=987718113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}