Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : A Synthesis of 11 Country Case Studies

The goals of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all people can access quality health services, to safeguard all people from public health risks, and to protect all people from impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocke...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Maeda, Akiko, Araujo, Edson, Cashin, Cheryl, Harris, Joseph, Ikegami, Naoki, Reich, Michael R.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO SERVICES ACUTE CARE AGING AGING POPULATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITATION CAPITATION PAYMENTS CATASTROPHIC HEALTH SPENDING CITIES CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CLINICIANS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY HEALTH CONTRIBUTION RATES COST SHARING DECISION MAKING DELIVERY SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DEMOCRACY DIAGNOSIS DIET DIRECT COSTS DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT ENROLLEES EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING FEE SCHEDULE FEE-FOR-SERVICE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FEE-FOR-SERVICE SYSTEM FINANCIAL PROTECTION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCING HEALTH CARE FINANCING POLICIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE REFORMS HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH EXTENSION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PURCHASER HEALTH REFORM HEALTH REFORMS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTHCARE HIV/AIDS HOLISTIC APPROACH HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT HOSPITAL SECTOR HOSPITAL STAFF HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESS IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INEQUITIES INFANT MORTALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INJURIES INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEGAL STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LONG-TERM CARE LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MIDWIVES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NATIONAL INSURANCE SYSTEMS NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL POLICY AGENDA NATIONAL PRIORITY NURSES NUTRITION OUTPATIENT SERVICES PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENT PATIENT SATISFACTION PATIENTS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PHARMACOECONOMICS PHYSICIANS POCKET PAYMENTS POCKET PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY DECISIONS POLICY GOALS POLICY PROCESS POLICY PROCESSES POLITICAL CHANGE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL SUPPORT POOR HEALTH POPULAR SUPPORT POPULATION GROUPS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY CARE QUALITY SERVICES REHABILITATION REIMBURSEMENT RATES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RISK GROUPS SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITIES TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WORK ENVIRONMENT WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19761878/universal-health-coverage-inclusive-sustainable-development-synthesis-11-country-case-studies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18867

Description
Summary:	The goals of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all people can access quality health services, to safeguard all people from public health risks, and to protect all people from impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocket payments for health care or loss of income when a household member falls sick. Countries as diverse as Brazil, France, Japan, Thailand, and Turkey that have achieved UHC are showing how these programs can serve as vital mechanisms for improving the health and welfare of their citizens, and lay the foundation for economic growth and competitiveness grounded in the principles of equity and sustainability. Ensuring universal access to affordable, quality health services will be an important contribution to ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity in low income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where most of the world s poor live.

Universal Health Coverage for Inclusive and Sustainable Development : A Synthesis of 11 Country Case Studies

Similar Items