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Role of Health Insurance in Strengthening the Financial Protection System in India

Exploring the institutional arrangements for linking health financing to the quality of care: Lessons from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand

Governance and Leadership, Health Systems Research, Publications

Resource Type: Study Authors: Altea Cico Resource Description: As the Asia region accelerates efforts to achieve UHC, strengthening the provision of quality health care has emerged as a major priority. However, evidence on the most effective institutional arrangements for ensuring quality in health care remains limited. The role of health financing actors in ensuring quality of […]

Findings from the deep dive and results from Cycle 1 of Implementation Research on UHC in Indonesia, Oct 2016

Announcements

In order to successfully facilitate the ambitious UHC initiative, HFG, with leadership from the Center for Health Policy and Management (CHPM) at Universitas Gadjah Mada, conducted implementation research to understand how JKN regulations for primary care are being implemented at the district level. The aim of the research is to help strengthen primary care for […]

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Getting a Slice of the Pie: Tips & Tools for Increasing Public Funds for Health

Announcements, Leads, Resource Mobilization

“Domestic resource mobilization” is a hot topic in development. Stakeholders agree that domestic resource mobilization is the path to sustainable development finance. But what is domestic resource mobilization? What does it mean for the health sector? And how can countries achieve it? Put simply, domestic resource mobilization is the “process through which countries raise and spend their […]

Navigating Health Financing and Insurance Options for Urban Poor in India

Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Authors: Ramesh Bhat Published: August 2017 Resource Description: The objective of this report is to review the health financing challenge in India by presenting the findings of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO Round 71) data on out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on health. The paper specifically discusses the rural-urban differences in OOP spending and implications thereof. […]

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Role of Government-funded and Community-based Health Insurance Schemes in Moving toward Universal Health Coverage in India

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Authors: Nishant Jain Published: August 2017 Resource Description: This report is to analyze the evolving scenario of government-financed health insurance schemes (GFHIS) and community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes in India. The paper assesses the evolution of GFHIS and their impact on CBHI schemes with respect to innovation and implementation experience. The aim is to […]

Oportunidades para mejorar las eficiencias de los programas contra el VIH y SIDA en la República Dominicana

HIV/AIDS, Home Page Map, Publications

Resource Type: Publicación Authors: Sharon Nakhimovsky, Jonathan Cali, Claudia Valdez y Carlos Avila Published: Marzo 2017 Resource Description: Este documento resume algunos de los hallazgos de la evaluación realizada por el Proyecto de Financiamiento y Gobernanza en Salud (HFG) de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), de las mayores fuentes de […]

Opportunities for Improving Efficiency of HIV and AIDS Spending in the Dominican Republic

Announcements, Home Page Map, Publications

Resource Type: Publication Authors: Sharon Nakhimovsky, Jonathan Cali, Claudia Valdez and Carlos Avila Published: July 2017 Resource Description: This brief summarizes the findings of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Health Finance and Governance project (HFG) in assessing the major sources of inefficiency in the DR’s HIV programs, and how to address them. The […]

Estimating and Comparing Efficiency Gains from Integration of Family Planning and HIV Testing and Counselling in Tanzania

Presentations, Publications

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Elaine Baruwa, Kelley Ambrose Published: 7/10/2017 Resource Description: Kelley Ambrose presented at the International Health Economics Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This presentation offered findings from a study estimating and comparing the costs and efficiency gains of integrating family planning (FP) and HIV testing and counseling services in Tanzania.

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HFG at the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress

Announcements, Leads

With a mission ‘to increase communication among health economists and foster a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems’, the Health Governance and Finance project (HFG) was well-represented at the recent 2017 iHEA World Congress. The conference was held from July 7-11 in Boston, Massachusetts and drew in more than 1,600 participants […]

Setting Health Financing Priorities in Botswana using Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making

Presentations, Publications

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Jonathan Cali Published: 7/10/2017 Resource Description: Jonathan Cali presented at the International Health Economics Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This presentation shared HFG’s experiences of assisting the Government of Botswana to develop a health financing strategy for achieving universal health coverage.

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