Analyzing Changes in Health Financing Arrangements in High-Income Countries : A Comprehensive Framework Approach

This review is one in a series of analytic efforts designed to inform the policy debate related to health financing. The authors review evidence on health financing arrangements in high income countries as well as reforms over the last 30 years and...

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Main Authors:	Busse, Reinhard, Schreyögg, Jonas, Gericke, Christian
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGENTS AMBULANCE SERVICES AMBULATORY CARE BASIC HEALTH CARE BENEFICIARIES BLOOD GLUCOSE CAPITATION CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL CONDITION COINSURANCE COMPULSORY INSURANCE COST OF CARE COST SHARING COST-EFFECTIVENESS COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS DENTAL CARE DENTAL TREATMENT DIAGNOSIS DOCTORS EAST EUROPEAN EMERGENCY CARE EMPLOYMENT ENROLLEES ENTITLEMENT EXPANSION OF COVERAGE FEE SCHEDULES FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCING HEALTH CARE FREE CARE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GROUP INSURANCE HEALTH AUTHORITIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH HEARING AIDS HMO HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INCOME COUNTRIES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMAL PAYMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CARE INSURANCE FUNDS INSURANCE PLANS INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE SYSTEMS INSURERS MARKETING MEDICAID MEDICAL EXPENSES MEDICAL INSURANCE MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICARE MEDICINES MIGRANTS NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NURSING NUTRITION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PACIFIC REGION PATIENT PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES PHYSICIANS PHYSIOTHERAPY POCKET PAYMENTS POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE FINANCE INITIATIVE PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE PROTECTION MECHANISMS PSYCHOLOGISTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SCHEMES RADIOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS RISK ADJUSTERS SAVINGS SCREENING SICKNESS FUNDS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SURGERY TREATMENTS WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7691415/analyzing-changes-health-financing-arrangements-high-income-countries-comprehensive-framework-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13711

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Summary:	This review is one in a series of analytic efforts designed to inform the policy debate related to health financing. The authors review evidence on health financing arrangements in high income countries as well as reforms over the last 30 years and to identify key policy lessons from this experience for low and middle income countries. Methodology: The review is based on a conceptual framework of health financing "functions". 25 high-income countries have been grouped for comparative evaluative purposes into three groups, based on the main mechanism of financing health care (social health insurance, taxes, private). Decisions on coverage and benefit entitlements as well as various functions of health care financing (i.e. collecting, pooling and purchasing) are described and analyzed.

Analyzing Changes in Health Financing Arrangements in High-Income Countries : A Comprehensive Framework Approach

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