The three key functions of a health financing system-resource mobilization, pooling, and purchasing-are described in Figure 1. 0000000016 00000 n PubMed Central Beyond survival protecting households from health shocks in Latin America. (accessed 5 February 2019)]. 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. Bonilla-Chacn ME, Aguilera N. The Mexican Social Protection System in Health [Universal Health Coverage Studies Series (UNICO) No. Baeza CC, Packard TG. Health financing sub-functions Revenue generation: As shown in Figure 1, funds for health financing are generated majorly by government (57%), about Today, millions of people do not access services due to the cost. PubMed Central It concentrates on patient flows as well as the organization and delivery of all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. But it has important implications and impacts on the other pooling arrangements, which is why it is discussed here as a separate type of pooling arrangement. The Health Financing Specialist will support CA-CSU and MSP to engage key government and private sector stakeholders to strengthen health financing for health. Mathauer I, Behrendt T. State budget transfers to health insurance to expand coverage to people outside formal sector work in Latin America. World Health Organization. To develop the classification, we combined the different features in the structure and the nature of pooling and then examined the nature and structure of pooling in more than 100 countries across all income groups. Department of Health and Human Services 0000035307 00000 n Health financing is central to the functioning of health systems and the attainment of health-related sustainable development goals, including universal health coverage (UHC). 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. Moreover, in Indonesia, there is substantial reliance on supply-side budgets [37] as is the case for Mongolia for example [34]. Google Scholar. 0000079954 00000 n 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. Health financing policy brief no. 0000010246 00000 n Terms and Conditions, Source: Schieber G, Baeza C et al, Financing Health Systems in the 21 st century, Chapter 12, Disease Control Priorities in Developing 5. The market for lemons: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism. These tend to reflect particular challenges due to the nature and consequences of fragmentation in each. Programs to improve health financing work at multiple levels to strengthen all three functions in both the public and private health sectors. As the name suggests, it exists in addition to and along the other main pooling arrangements, as outlined above. voluntary contributions from beneficiaries, are prone to adverse selection: people with higher risks are more likely to enroll than people with lower health risks. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017. 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]. The UCS pooled together all of those revenues plus increased budget allocations. World Health Organization. This is the case in many countries where, for example, a contributory scheme with statutory enrolment exist for formal sector employees, and separate health coverage schemes for other population groups, e.g. Due to voluntary participation, small pool size and little or no subsidization of poor and vulnerable groups, CBHI can play only a very limited role in progressing towards UHC. Council for Medical Schemes (CMS). 201102-E 25. 799 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<0390BB992C88AA479032C87A0FBB6257><540FDF402BF7DC42AD0DD7B5A9813B14>]/Index[787 28]/Info 786 0 R/Length 75/Prev 299315/Root 788 0 R/Size 815/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Int J Equity Health 18, 198 (2019). sicker individuals would have to pay more because they would need more health services [18]. Risk selection negatively affects the redistributive capacity, as healthier and wealthier individuals and their contributions often end up in a different pool than poorer and sicker members with (usually) lower contributions. IM is a senior health financing specialist; JK is the coordinator of the Health Financing Team, they both work in the Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing at the World Health Organization in Geneva. Kutzin J. World Health Report. Health Financing. Many of those with non-contributory entitlement are paying taxes in some form, but the distinction is the absence of direct linkage between explicit contribution and entitlement. 0000079931 00000 n As a result of inadequate diversity of healthier and sicker people, the costs of care for a pool based on voluntary coverage are in principle higher than for the average in the population. Cuba, with a much larger population, also has this setup, as does Sri Lanka, where financial protection performance is relatively good despite a high share of OOP [29]. Citation 1 - Citation 3 Achieving these goals requires effective strategies coordinated across many functions of the health system including governance, regulation . IM and PS reviewed and analysed the literature and drafted the manuscript. Vilcu I, Mathauer I. Implementing health financing reform: lessons from countries in transition. Voluntary health insurance expenditure in low- and middle-income countries: exploring trends during 1995-2012 and policy implications for progress towards universal health coverage. a&x1r LBt\5Nly{"(e]P fN!"$=Kwue2VTIVn^;AGX7t1W:@2DE ? In the early 1990s, Thailand had a scheme for civil servants and another scheme for private sector employees. ), (7.) 3. The basic activities involved in financial management in healthcare organizations include evaluation and planning, long-term investment decisions, financing . 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. Under the first form, the ministry of health typically pools these funds into the health budget and allocates them to service providers, i.e. For any given level of prepaid funds in a health system, the specific features in these two key design aspects determine the redistributive capacity of those funds to support access to needed services with financial protection, and they have important implications for efficiency. Finally, there may be specific coverage schemes for defined population groups, such as the poor [30]. 0000080023 00000 n is the health system function whereby collected health revenues are transferred to purchasing organizations. Each financing mechanism was analysed in respect to key functions namely, revenue generation, pooling and purchasing. 2019;97:33548. This is the so-called death spiral of voluntary health insurance [24]. In any country, prepaid health revenues may be held, i.e. Pooling is the health system function whereby collected health revenues are transferred to purchasing organizations. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Associates is regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms and one of the top 40 international development innovators. SMG 1117A.641 . The major health financing mechanisms in Nigeria are namely: (i) government budget using general tax revenue; (ii) direct out-of-pocket payments; (iii) a social insurance scheme known as the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) that is implemented by the National health insurance scheme; and (iv) donor funding. Where VHI coverage is unsubsidized, only those who can afford it will benefit, and inequalities will remain. They also contribute to system-wide inefficiencies arising from the duplication of responsibilities for managing different pools (with purchasingoften linked to that). Each of the insurance schemes thus constitutes a separate pooling agency. 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. 0000002097 00000 n In many cases, pools with richer and healthier members are also able to offer broader benefits packages. However, evidence for efficiency improvement with increased market competition among purchasers is weak [25]. Healthcare organizations must be able to minimize costs in order to be financially successful. WHO Regional Office for Europe: Copenhagen; 2016. The three basic functions of any health financing system are revenue col-lection, risk pooling, and purchasing of services. Ministry of Health Swaziland. 2016;15(1):165. It is the various combinations of the different features in the structure and in the nature of pooling that drove our classification of pooling arrangements described in the next section. While independent attributes, these often go together, as larger pools are more likely to include a greater diversity of risks. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019. %%EOF Google Scholar. This health budget pool is included in the pooling arrangements outlined below and is also often characterized by fragmentation. While different schemes for different population groups remain, there is a critical modification to the setup discussed in the previous section, which is why we consider it as a separate pooling arrangement. and (7.) Indeed, these arrangements put in place for health financing further exacerbated existing inequalities in these countries rather than compensating for them. Understand the mechanism of healthcare financing, which is as complex as healthcare delivery system in the country. In contrast, the public budget through the Ministry of Health offers theoretically free health services for the rest of the population. mobilization, accumulation and allocation of money to cover the health needs of the people, individually and collectively, in the health system. 0000001757 00000 n the allocation of pooled funds to health service providers [ 1 ]. Complementary insurance for user charges complements coverage of the public system by covering all or part of the residual costs (e.g. Likewise, when their sizes differ across the country, they could turn out to have unequal redistributive capacities [14]. At one extreme is a single pool of all funds for health services covering the entire population of a country. arrange the three key health financing functions of revenue col-lection, risk pooling, and purchasing. Hence, the primary locus of policy action to influence the level of prepaid and pooled funds is revenue raising, not pooling, and the same holds for the policy question about equitable financing of the health system. Formula funding of health services: learning from experience in some developed countries. It also describes Ghana's health financing system. 0000014440 00000 n 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]. Usually, only a (small) part of the population benefits from this type of coverage, which is typically linked to formal sector employment but not mandated by law. Advances in health economics and health services research, volume 21. Health Facilities Health facilities in the Philippines include government hospitals, private hospitals and primary . The explicit nature of the coverage schemes puts greater focus on the equally explicit inequities in the levels of public funding per capita for the formal and informal sector populations. Cutler DM, Zeckhauser RJ. Int J Equity Health. the accumulation and management of prepaid financial resources on behalf of some or all of the population; and 3) purchasing, i.e. Innovations in Health System Finance in Developing and Transitional Economies. multiple competing pools with risk adjustment across the pools; and in combination with types (1.)-(6. Londoo JL, Frenk J. Kutzin J. 1970;84(3):488500. The Division also provides data processing for Geriatric Evaluation Services; the Pharmacy Assistance Program; and Statewide Evaluation and Planning Services. In: Kutzin J, Cashin C, Jakab M, editors. 787 0 obj <> endobj Reforms in the pooling of funds. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Preker A, Langenbrunner J. Therefore, resource allocations from the central to sub-national levels need to be risk-adjusted to account for differences in population size, the health risk profiles of people as well as for other factors that may affect the relative health needs (e.g. [http://www.nationalplanningcycles.org/sites/default/files/planning_cycle_repository/swaziland/swaziland_nhssp_ii_draft_zero_29_aug_2014.pdf. The classification, such as the one we are proposing is simply meant to facilitate the reflecting around a response. Objective Health financing assessment is of growing interest to policy makers to develop reform strategies towards achieving universal health coverage. xref 2019, 5/393(10166):75102. Advances in health economics and health services research, volume 21. Function. 1995;32:25777. Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development. Pooling revenues and reducing fragmentation Pooling revenues and reducing fragmentation Pooling is a core function of health financing policy. It maintains and operates the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), an automated claims processing and information retrieval system mandated by the federal government. Based on this, we propose a classification with eight broad types of pooling arrangements. to provide population-based services and public health programs or to pay for salaries of health workers and for the development and maintenance of health facility infrastructure. Health Systems in Transition. Second, fragmentation can weaken the potential gains from using purchasing as an instrument to influence provider behavior in countries where multiple purchasers use different payment methods and rates to pay the same providers in an uncoordinated way. the mobilization of resources for the health sector; 2) pooling, i.e. World Health Report 2010 Technical Brief Series - Technical Brief No. 2014;29:71731. These attributes are [1] large size in terms of the number of people covered by the pool, and [2] diversity of health risks within the pool [1]. Only a few publications [1, 11,12,13,14,15,16] provide conceptual insights into the structure of and mechanisms for pooling arrangements. Hatfield (South Africa): CMS; 2016. Health financing policy brief no. Washington DC: World Bank; 2006. . Seinfeld J, Montaez V, Besich N. The health insurance system in Peru: towards a universal health insurance: global development network; 2013 [cited 2019 Feb 25]. Szigeti S, Evetovits T, Kutzin J, Gal P. Tax-funded social health insurance: an analysis of revenue sources. endstream endobj 168 0 obj<>stream In turn, this can help countries assess their pooling arrangements and contribute to identifying policy options to address fragmentation or mitigate its consequences. Moreover, in France, there is a shift towards compulsory complementary coverage, which employers have to buy for their employees since 2016 (with exceptions for various employee groups) [56]. 0000080000 00000 n 2023 BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. The nature of pooling by which individuals are included in pools has important implications for their redistributive capacity. We also like to thank Lisa Seidelmann, Carlo Schmid Fellow and volunteer with the Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing at the time of producing this draft for her research assistance. Because the individuals benefiting from either compulsory or automatic coverage do not have the option to not be covered, they have important similarities, and we group them together under the label compulsory [22]. hbbd``b` "$8@B\HHo \Q u 88b``g T 814 0 obj <>stream As a consequence of this de facto voluntary arrangement, countries such as Ghana, the Philippines and Vietnam still experience inequities between the insured and uninsured population [34, 44]. Even in countries with highly centralized pooling, there are usually several pools of funds that are used to pay for some health services, for example occupational health programs, supply-side funding for other government services such as those delivered through vertical programs or voluntary health insurance [1]. This makes it affordable to them and addresses the inequity concerns that come along with complementary health insurance [53]. Financing systems need to be specifically designed to provide all people with access to needed health services (including prevention, promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation) of sufficient quality to be effective; and to ensure that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship. FDA Staff Manual Guides, Volume I - Organizations and Functions . 0000002191 00000 n Latin American development forum. Many others receive poor quality of services even when they pay out-of-pocket. In course two, students will learn how to conduct a health impact assessment and how to assess the impacts of policies, plans and projects, as well as how that support decision-makers make choices regarding alternatives and improvements to prevent disease or injury and to actively promote health. PLoS ONE. 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 Bethesda: Health Finance & Governance Project, Abt Associates Inc; 2018. Int J Equity Health. Taken quite literally, perhaps no country has only one single pool. Health financing systems have a key role in achieving universal health coverage (UHC) across the globe. Smith PC, Witter SN. Hungary, Bull World Health Organ. 'p 6l3/%J Multiple forms of fragmentation co-exist, and dimensions other than pooling also result in fragmentation. In 1985, the government commissioned the first of a . Google Scholar. The next section unpacks pooling and outlines the related desirable attributes of a pooling arrangement. type of pooling arrangement, namely territorially distinct pools. Health Policy. Google Scholar. Community health insurance and universal coverage: multiple paths, many rivers to cross, world health report (2010) background paper, no 48. Different frameworks for assessing of health . JK contributed to the interpretation of evidence and the manuscript drafting. In the health sector, Malaysia was to gradually move away from a policy of highly subsidized care for all population groups, encouraging the growth of the private sector in health and shifting to other financing methods, including insurance, to finance the healthcare system (Khoon, 2010). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2008. Its main purpose is to share the financial risk associated with 2015;119(9):115363. Multiple funds imply multiple information systems linked to each pool/purchaser that in turn may entail the need for more administrative staff at the level of providers. 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