Format:
1 online resource (123 pages)
ISBN:
9780821394748
Series Statement:
World Bank Studies
Content:
Tanzania is currently developing a Health Financing Strategy to provide a medium to long-term road map for a sustainable and integrated health financing system. This book is designed to inform this discussion by providing an analytical basis for the discussion of options, a series of policy options which could be considered in moving forward, and the economic and financial implications of these options. In doing so, it is hoped that this book will help stimulate the discussion of options and help Tanzania develop a health financing strategy which meets its long-term needs.Health financing in Tanzania is currently highly fragmented, with many different sources of funds and programs directed at specific population groups. Despite this, many people still do not access health services because of financial barriers, and this burden falls disproportionately on the poor. This book looks at the current situation with respect to health financing as well as the experience in other countries to address health financing for the poor and the population generally, using a common analytical framework. The book then explores a number of options in the areas of revenue generation, pooling of funds, purchasing and service provision, and also looks at the regulatory and political environment, making specific recommendations which can be considered in each of these areas. The focus of these recommendations is particularly on improving financial health protection for the poor. The economic, financial and service delivery implications are then examined, using several different scenarios for extending pre-paid health insurance coverage to the population.Making Health Financing Work for the Poor in Tanzania will be of interest to readers working in the areas of health care and public health, social protection, and social analysis and policy, in Tanzania and in other
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Currencies -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Socioeconomic Context -- The Tanzanian Economy and Poverty Reduction -- Population Dynamics and Demographic Changes -- 3. Diagnosis and Evaluation of Current Health Financing System -- Overview of the Health System and Health Financing in Tanzania -- Trends in Health Financing -- Overview of the Functioning of Current Prepayment Mechanisms -- 4. Experiences from Other Countries -- Thailand -- Vietnam -- China -- Ghana -- Rwanda -- Kenya -- Colombia -- Mexico -- Summary of Lessons from International Experience -- 5. Key Policy Issues and Reform Options -- Areas To Be Considered in the Health Financing Strategy -- Economic and Financial Impact of Reform Options -- Summary and Next Steps -- Appendix A. Health Financing Systems in Other Countries -- Thailand -- Vietnam -- China -- Ghana -- Rwanda -- Kenya -- Colombia -- Mexico -- References -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821394731
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821394731
Language:
English
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