%PDF-1.4 % Explain the need for evidence pertaining to the cost of delivery of. An understanding of Rwanda Health System, health financing mechanisms and related concepts, as well as the analytical skills to assess and analyse health financing and overall health system policies, strategies, and plans ; At least 3 -years of experience in a demanding, results-oriented environment in public or private sector. An appraisal of the health transformation Programme. Health financing systems have a key role in achieving universal health coverage (UHC) across the globe. This is the so-called death spiral of voluntary health insurance [24]. The paper is based on a review of published and grey literature in PubMed, Google and Google Scholar and our information gathered from our professional work in countries on health financing policies. Annual report 20152016. State budget transfers to health insurance funds: extending universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries of the WHO European region. The function of pooling and the ways that countries organize this is critical for countries progress towards universal health coverage, but its potential as a policy instrument has not received much attention. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries. Figure 5.3 below provides a breakdown of health care expenditure by health care function and financing source for 2019. The quest for universal health coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico. 2. Q J Econ. "Health system financing is an essential component of UHC but progress toward UHC also requires coordinated actions across the pillars of the health system with particular attention to strengthening human resources for health." Health system financing health topic But where territorially distinct pools are too small in terms of the number of people, their risk profile can be financially precarious and there could be efficiency and capacity concerns. For example, the pool from which the national capital city funds its city hospitals, and the pool from which the central government funds national tertiary facilities are not territorially distinct, particularly when as is often the case the national tertiary hospital is also an important provider of more basic services for the local population. Manage cookies/Do not sell my data we use in the preference centre. Smith PC. Function. 0 However, in most countries with complementary or supplementary VHI, VHI expenditure is below 10% of current health expenditure [29], and when a large part of the population has this form of VHI coverage, spillover effects are less severe [22, 53]. Health financing sub-functions Revenue generation: As shown in Figure 1, funds for health financing are generated majorly by government (57%), about different pools for different socio-economic groups with population segmentation; (5.) comprising 50% of the health system but regulatory functions of the government have yet to be fully maximized. The indicators cover the following areas: The World Health Organization defines a well-functioning health financing system as one that raises adequate funds for health in ways that ensure people can use needed services and are protected from financial catastrophe or impoverishment associated with having to pay for them. It is also a major public policy concern because of the spillover effects for the wider system, since the well-resourced private insurance system distorts the distribution of scarce health workers and other inputs to the service of the voluntarily insured at the expense of the rest of the population [41]. Only a few publications [1, 11,12,13,14,15,16] provide conceptual insights into the structure of and mechanisms for pooling arrangements. Mathauer I, Dkhimi F. Analytical guide to assess a mixed provider payment system. Although all health financing functions play an important role in ensuring finan-cial protection, risk pooling and prepaymentwhether through taxes or individual premiumsplay the central and often the most poorly understood roles. Health care delivery forms the most visible function of the health system, both to patients and the general public. Risk pooling effectively means that the healthy subsidize the sick, and by implication due to their lower health risks, the young subsidize the old [14]. startxref 0000002191 00000 n This may indirectly contribute to pro-poor equity as well, to the extent that poorer persons have greater health needs [1, 18]. World Health Organization. Kutzin J. Therefore, maximizing the potential to redistribute from lower-need to higher-need individuals by de-linking contributions (of whatever form, such as taxes or insurance premiums) from their health risk is the central objective for pooling. the mobilization of resources for the health sector; 2) pooling, i.e. There are different classifications for finance functions, and it varies with organization types. 0000012547 00000 n Health care administration professionals develop payment plans for patients, negotiate contracts with providers, draft policies, and ensure overall compliance. Health nutrition and population discussion paper. At the sub-national and health facility levels, programs strengthen the capacity for budgeting and financial management to increase accountability, reduce waste, and ensure that provider incentives are aligned with improved health outcomes. As you can see, out-of-pocket or fee-for-service, government budget, or insurance agencies are all means of purchasing health care from providers. Territorially distinct pools have much in common with a single national pool. The result is that even where it is legally mandatory for the entire population, it is de facto voluntary coverage. Under the second form of institutional setup, countries have established a single national fund that is managed by a separate pooling and purchasing agency, usually with a purchaser-provider split. 6. These latter three were replaced by a new health coverage scheme that was introduced in 2002, called the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS), as a response to growing concerns about the huge differences in level of funding per capita across the schemes and the remaining coverage gap due to the failure of the voluntary insurance to reach much of the informal sector. Pools are thus not divided along population groups. volume18, Articlenumber:198 (2019) In the case of supplementary coverage (access to the private sector), there are also system effects such as skewed public spending and staff migration to the private health provider sector [41]. xb```l hp`d,u){i7NY~GOC]TkT} h$*M^ixD#UNm| Health Care Syst Transit. Three key health financing system functions Resource Mobilization: there is one fund for the population in that one territory. This is a protocol of a study that will aim to assess health financing system progress towards achieving UHC in Iran. Pooling ensures that the risk related to financing health interventions is borne by all the members of the pool and not by each contributor individually. 0000080023 00000 n World Health Organization. Background paper no. Spending wisely: buying health services for the poor. Figure 3.1 highlights these. hmo6 This entity pools public funding, i.e. Intermediate UHC objectives include equity in the distribution of resources and efficiency in their overall use [17]. Sagan A, Thomson S. Voluntary health insurance in Europe: country experience. Spending targets for health: no magic number. Mexicos Seguro Popular also shifted to this principle of automatic coverage of all people who are not part of an insurance scheme for formal sector employees [47, 48]. 0000014440 00000 n Instead, they usually follow a countrys territorial structure, i.e. kem ZG, akar M. What have health care reforms achieved in Turkey? In: Chernichovsky D, Hanson K, editors. The extent to which the potential redistributive and efficiency gains established by a particular pooling arrangement are realized in practice depends on its interaction and alignment with the other health financing functions of revenue raising and purchasing, including the links between pools and the service benefits and populations they cover. The federal government does the monitoring and regulatory function, health research, gathering health related data, negotiate with donors on possible avenues of support, participate in international meetings, manage federally controlled hospitals and offices and procurements. OECD reviews of health systems: Switzerland 2011. it is the function of a system concerned with the mobilization, accumulation, and allocation of money to cover the health needs of the people, individually and collectively, in the health system. Mathauer I, Theisling M, Mathivet B, Vilcu I. Such a pool provides compulsory or automatic coverage for the entire population, usually for a defined package of services. Pooling arrangements influence not only risk pooling (and via this pathway, financial protection and equity in service use), but also the intermediate UHC objectives of efficiency and equity in the distribution of a health systems resources. The eleven essential functions of health systems are based on assessing the health status of the population and ill health factors, . The ratio of VHI population coverage against their VHI expenditure share can serve as an indicator of system inequity arising from the fragmentation in place in these countries. Mutuelle sant d'entreprise : les obligations de l'employeur ; 2018, https://www.service-public.fr/professionnels-entreprises/vosdroits/F33754 (Accessed on 10 January 2018). In 1985, the government commissioned the first of a . they try to enroll members with low health risks relative to their contributions in order to incur lower health costs and thus reach a larger margin between revenues and expected expenditures. Privacy 0000005327 00000 n Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing; 2009. p. 291312. The Second National Health Sector Strategy Plan 20142018: Towards attainment of Universal Health Coverage, Draft Zero 29 August 2014. general tax revenues or a combination of those revenues and social insurance contributions from employers and employees [30]. Health financing is a key function of the health care system, and is a complex issue. The National Health Insurance Program was established to provide health insurance coverage and ensure affordable, acceptable, available and accessible health care services for all citizens of the Philippines. the mobilization of resources for the health sector; 2) pooling, i.e. The investments that competing insurers make to try and select preferred risks (or avoid high health risks) are inefficient from a social welfare perspective [11, 26], because the resources devoted to risk selection do not contribute to progress towards UHC, and in fact may detract from it. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czt054. Article financing refers to any mechanism that gives people the ability to pay for health care services; the two functions of financing are purchase of health insurance and payment for the services delivered to insured patients before the main insurance clauses of ACA went into effect of 2013, the main percentage of americans without health insurance . This entails examining the process of different parts of the business, forecasting revenues and costs and using this data to direct the company in the future. Here the pooling function lies with a sub-national entity, such as a state, province, or district (if managed by a level of public administration) or another entity, such as a health insurance fund, with defined responsibility for the entire population of that territory [14]. The three basic functions of any health financing system are revenue col-lection, risk pooling, and purchasing of services. Its main purpose is to share the financial risk associated with health . Jowett M, Kutzin J. Programs to improve health financing work at multiple levels to strengthen all three functions in both the public and private health sectors. Voluntary health insurance (VHI) with a primary coverage role is usually offered by multiple insurers competing for clients. Conversely, there is no population segmentation when coverage and participation in a pool is independent of peoples socio-economic or (socio-)demographic criteria. Risk adjustment and risk selection in Europe: 6 years later. Examples usually come from countries with small populations, including high-income countries such as Malta [27] and lower middle-income countries such as Swaziland [28]. Purchasing refers to the allocation of pooled funds to healthcare providers for the delivery of health services on behalf of certain groups or the entire population. fragmented systems with voluntary health insurance, duplicating publicly financed coverage; and (8.) Raising and channeling funds: Working Group 2 report, 2009. there are different funds for different population groups, with the affiliation being based on socio-economic or (socio-) demographic criteria. 0000006764 00000 n Health financing comprises 2 main functions: resource mobilization mechanism (raising money for health) and financial management (efficient management of resources). Klasa K, Greer S, van Ginneken E. Strategic purchasing in practice: comparing ten European countries. This duplication of functional responsibilities can be a major driver of inefficiency when seen from the perspective of the entire system rather than within each scheme [15, 20]. Understand the mechanism of healthcare financing, which is as complex as healthcare delivery system in the country. Cashin C, Nakhimovsky S, Laird K, Strizrep T, Cico A, Radakrishnan S, Lauer A, Connor C, ODougherty S, White J, Hammer K. Strategic health purchasing Progress: a framework for policymakers and practitioners. What are the four major services and healthcare? The interplay between the core functions of health financing are brought to light by studies that have shown that increased financial resources for health do not necessarily From a pooling perspective, there is no difference between a national single national pool operated by the Ministry of Healthand a single health insurance fund. I'.1~)4CQ~u sd1$V0c: B' {09 Risk pooling in health care financing: the implications for health system performance. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cite this article. 0000005125 00000 n 2007;83(23):16279. World Health Report 2010 Technical Brief Series - Technical Brief No. Based on this, we identify and present broad types of pooling arrangements and related fragmentation issues and discuss implications and challenges. In 2016, VHI expenditure represented more than 20% of current health spending in only few countries with primary or duplicative coverage (Bahamas, Botswana, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa) [29]. It also had schemes for the low-income population and the elderly and a subsidized voluntary insurance program for the rest of the population. Higher income persons are usually more likely to have this form of VHI [51]. endstream endobj 788 0 obj <>/Metadata 86 0 R/OCProperties<>/OCGs[800 0 R]>>/Outlines 125 0 R/PageLayout/SinglePage/Pages 783 0 R/StructTreeRoot 156 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 789 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/Properties<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 790 0 obj <>stream Three key health financing system functions Resource Mobilization: Countries need to consider three issues: What are the sources of funding for health? multiple competing pools with risk adjustment across the pools; and in combination with types (1.)-(6. Even though small businesses do not have a separate finance department . 0000000016 00000 n This type of pooling arrangement is also usually found in countries with relatively small populations, such as Costa Rica, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova and Mongolia [31,32,33,34]. This module includes the indicators on health financing from the compendium of indicators for projects supporting health financing, human resources, and governance developed by the HFG project. 2018;122:45772. The classification, such as the one we are proposing is simply meant to facilitate the reflecting around a response. %PDF-1.5 % `733.aa``:S)C{CXhyB"&B)cc wlVJ36sJ120F0-`jjp`aXir23P'd To understand the components of a health system. Health financing: the basics FP Financing Roadmap. type of pooling arrangement, namely territorially distinct pools. -U+:V\GCs2C /L7w0X-O`>2h?! Google Scholar. To understand the key challenges to health systems. Adverse Selection in Health Insurance. Risk selection practices can be addressed with risk adjustment mechanisms (which we discuss further below in the next section). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019. There are two forms of institutional setup found for this pooling arrangement. a single pool; (2.) Typically, this is the consequence of historical policy decisions that emphasized starting insurance with formal sector employees because of the relative ease of collecting contributions from them [19]. To develop a health financing structure capable of addressing the challengesof the future. Copenhagen: World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies; 2010. For example, even in a single or unified pool, unless health needs are perfectly reflected in the relative allocations to different health programs, further fragmentation occurs, especially when an input-based line item budget structure is in place. 2019, 5/393(10166):75102. Ministry of Health Swaziland. PubMed It is possible to have competition across pools, i.e. Article sicker individuals would have to pay more because they would need more health services [18]. Correspondence to Kutzin J. Washington DC: World Bank; 2006. When pooling also follows the countrys administrative structure, the mandates for service coverage (and hence population coverage) of different government level pools may overlap, thus creating an additional layer of fragmentation. Article Library of Parliamentarians: Ottawa; 2011. 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. Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). Today, millions of people do not access services due to the cost. Heal Policy Plan. In turn, this can help countries assess their pooling arrangements and contribute to identifying policy options to address fragmentation or mitigate its consequences. In various low- and middle-income countries, such as Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Uganda, community-based health insurance (CBHI) also plays the role of complementary VHI, as it typically serves to cover user charges in public facilities. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017. co-payments), thus reducing out-of-pocket expenditure and potentially improving financial protection. Available from: https://www.academia.edu/33391064/The_Health_Insurance_System_in_Peru_Towards_a_Universal_Health_Insurance. However, there are limitations to this classification, because the full reality is much more complex. When each level of government in a decentralized setting pools for a distinct level of health services, then it is organized in a territorially distinct way. PubMed Hungary, Bull World Health Organ. Supplementary insurance, on the other hand, provides enhanced access, such as a higher level of inpatient amenities or greater user choice of providers compared to the coverage in the public system [51, 55]. These countries had therefore decided to create an explicit coverage program for people outside the formal sector, whilst trying to gradually increase the level of funding to narrow the gap in per capita expenditure across the different schemes. In: Kutzin J, Cashin C, Jakab M, editors. Mathauer I, Kutzin J. When coverage is compulsory or automatic for all population groups, the pool(s) have a more diverse mix of health risks. Advances in health economics and health services research, volume 21. Such pooling setups create explicitly unequal financing arrangements and the population segmentation is often further linked with separate purchasing and service provision arrangements. 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