Health financing - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 19, 2024 · Health financing reforms cannot simply be imported from one country to another given the unique context of each country and its starting point in terms of health financing arrangements; the underlying causes of performance problems differ in each country and it is these causes which the reforms proposed in a health financing strategy must address.
Health Financing and Economics - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health financing is a core function of health systems that can enable progress towards universal health coverage by improving effective service coverage and financial protection.
Health Care Financing | RAND
Apr 17, 2024 · Health care systems may be financed in various ways, including through government funding, taxation, out-of-pocket payments, private insurance, and donations or voluntary aid. RAND research explores the effects of corporate and government health care financing policies on such groups as patients, businesses, hospitals, and physician-providers.
Health Financing - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) provides internationally comparable data on health spending for 194 countries and territories since 2000 with open access to the public.
Health Financing and Economics - World Health Organization (WHO)
We aim to empower actors and increase accountability, transparency and responsiveness in health systems in support of progress towards financial protection as part of universal health coverage (UHC).
Health financing policy framework - World Health Organization …
Progress towards universal health coverage requires a concerted effort to strengthen the health system, and health financing reforms are a critical part of that process. WHO plays a leading role in generating and disseminating evidence and guidance in support of the development and implementation of health financing policies by countries and other stakeholders based on …
Health financing in China - World Health Organization (WHO)
In 2018, the National Healthcare Security Administration was established, managing all basic health insurance schemes in China. Its establishment is a milestone in China’s health sector reform and represents opportunities to further improve the efficiency of the health system on cost containment, quality of services and better value for money.
e-Learning Course on Health Financing Policy for universal health ...
Apr 29, 2021 · The first e-learning course on health financing policy for universal health coverage.
Implementing health financing reform - World Health …
Progress towards universal health coverage requires a concerted effort to strengthen the health system, and health financing reforms are a critical part of that process. WHO plays a leading role in generating and disseminating evidence and guidance in support of the development and implementation of health financing policies by countries and other stakeholders based on …
Digital technologies for health financing: what are the benefits and ...
Aug 4, 2021 · This paper particularly focuses on digital technologies that significantly change “business as usual” – i.e. technologies that substantially transform the way in which health-financing tasks are undertaken by stewards, purchasers, providers, users and citizens in general. These technologies include mobile telephone applications, webpage interaction platforms, blockchain, big data ...