Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods

In this paper, it is discuss methods to allocate national health care funds to purchasers or insurers of health care. For administrative reasons, resources are usually allocated as they always have been-which relates more closely to the existing st...

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Main Author: Diderichsen, Finn
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5638333/resource-allocation-health-equity-issues-methods
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spelling okr-10986-136192021-04-23T14:03:09Z Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods Diderichsen, Finn ABILITY TO PAY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AGED AVERAGE COSTS BEDS BIRTHS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CAPITATION CHILD CARE CHILD MORTALITY COHABITATION DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DISABILITY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUITY IN ACCESS EQUITY IN HEALTH EXERCISES GLOBAL BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE REFORMS HEALTH CARE RESOURCES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SPENDING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH DETERMINANTS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SURVEYS HEALTH SYSTEM HORIZONTAL EQUITY HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANTS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS IMMUNIZATION RATES INCOME INFECTIOUS DISEASES INJURIES INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERVENTION LESSONS LEARNED LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES MOTIVATION NUTRITION PATIENTS PERVERSE INCENTIVES PRIMARY CARE PROMOTING HEALTH PSYCHIATRIC CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY SOCIAL POLICY TAXATION WEIGHT In this paper, it is discuss methods to allocate national health care funds to purchasers or insurers of health care. For administrative reasons, resources are usually allocated as they always have been-which relates more closely to the existing structure and demand than to need. Resource allocation through capitation is needed to achieve equity in access to health care or health outcome. Capitation should be based on epidemiological or socio-demographic need factors. The author discusses how to select and weight need factors and provides examples from high and low income countries. 2013-05-29T15:07:08Z 2013-05-29T15:07:08Z 2004-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5638333/resource-allocation-health-equity-issues-methods http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13619 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ABILITY TO PAY
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AGED
AVERAGE COSTS
BEDS
BIRTHS
BURDEN OF DISEASE
CANCER
CAPITATION
CHILD CARE
CHILD MORTALITY
COHABITATION
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
DISABILITY
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITY IN ACCESS
EQUITY IN HEALTH
EXERCISES
GLOBAL BUDGETS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE COSTS
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE REFORMS
HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CARE SPENDING
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
HEALTH DETERMINANTS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH IMPACT
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SURVEYS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMIGRANTS
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS
IMMUNIZATION RATES
INCOME
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INJURIES
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTERVENTION
LESSONS LEARNED
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES
MOTIVATION
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PRIMARY CARE
PROMOTING HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOCIAL POLICY
TAXATION
WEIGHT
spellingShingle ABILITY TO PAY
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AGED
AVERAGE COSTS
BEDS
BIRTHS
BURDEN OF DISEASE
CANCER
CAPITATION
CHILD CARE
CHILD MORTALITY
COHABITATION
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
DISABILITY
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITY IN ACCESS
EQUITY IN HEALTH
EXERCISES
GLOBAL BUDGETS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE COSTS
HEALTH CARE FINANCING
HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH CARE REFORMS
HEALTH CARE RESOURCES
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH CARE SPENDING
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
HEALTH DETERMINANTS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH IMPACT
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SURVEYS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMIGRANTS
IMMUNIZATION
IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS
IMMUNIZATION RATES
INCOME
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INJURIES
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTERVENTION
LESSONS LEARNED
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MEDICAL CARE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES
MOTIVATION
NUTRITION
PATIENTS
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
PRIMARY CARE
PROMOTING HEALTH
PSYCHIATRIC CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF CARE
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOCIAL POLICY
TAXATION
WEIGHT
Diderichsen, Finn
Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
relation Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
description In this paper, it is discuss methods to allocate national health care funds to purchasers or insurers of health care. For administrative reasons, resources are usually allocated as they always have been-which relates more closely to the existing structure and demand than to need. Resource allocation through capitation is needed to achieve equity in access to health care or health outcome. Capitation should be based on epidemiological or socio-demographic need factors. The author discusses how to select and weight need factors and provides examples from high and low income countries.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Diderichsen, Finn
author_facet Diderichsen, Finn
author_sort Diderichsen, Finn
title Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
title_short Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
title_full Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
title_fullStr Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
title_full_unstemmed Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
title_sort resource allocation for health equity : issues and methods
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5638333/resource-allocation-health-equity-issues-methods
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13619
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