Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?

The main objective of this note is to outline the issues that need to be considered at the planning stage; and to analyze what are the options for Government of Pakistan (GOP) to consider extending social protection to health. Because the potential...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/719621468145472804/Social-protection-in-health-what-are-the-options-for-Pakistan
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spelling okr-10986-274262021-04-23T14:04:41Z Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan? World Bank ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADVERSE SELECTION COMPETITIVE BIDDING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES DIAGNOSTIC TEST DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPECIALIST HEALTH SPENDING HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INPATIENT CARE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE FUNDS INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE SYSTEMS INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET MORAL HAZARD NATIONAL HEALTH NUTRITION OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENT INFORMATION POSTNATAL CARE PREGNANCY PREVENTIVE CARE PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE INSURANCE PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SECTOR RURAL AREAS SAFETY SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL WELFARE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The main objective of this note is to outline the issues that need to be considered at the planning stage; and to analyze what are the options for Government of Pakistan (GOP) to consider extending social protection to health. Because the potential beneficiaries also access publicly?financed services from the public health sector, and because they are a large share of the supposed target beneficiaries of parallel initiatives financed by the Government, the Bank recommends that a team, including members from Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of health and the provincial governments be formed to discuss pros and cons of alternative design features. The Bank will be pleased to support this effort. This is the first of the policy note series on social protection in health by South Asia Human Development Sector (SASHD). Policy note dilates the essential principles and critical issues in the design of a social health insurance model and also presents various options available to extend health insurance to the target population (poor and vulnerable). 2017-06-27T22:00:35Z 2017-06-27T22:00:35Z 2011-05 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/719621468145472804/Social-protection-in-health-what-are-the-options-for-Pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27426 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Pakistan
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADVERSE SELECTION
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COSTS OF HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
GENDER
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPECIALIST
HEALTH SPENDING
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INPATIENT CARE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE FUNDS
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE SYSTEMS
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR MARKET
MORAL HAZARD
NATIONAL HEALTH
NUTRITION
OUTPATIENT CARE
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENT
PATIENT INFORMATION
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCY
PREVENTIVE CARE
PRIMARY CARE
PRIVATE HOSPITALS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SECTOR
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY
SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE
SOCIAL WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADVERSE SELECTION
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
COSTS OF HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
GENDER
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPECIALIST
HEALTH SPENDING
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INPATIENT CARE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE FUNDS
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE SYSTEMS
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
LABOR MARKET
MORAL HAZARD
NATIONAL HEALTH
NUTRITION
OUTPATIENT CARE
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
PATIENT
PATIENT INFORMATION
POSTNATAL CARE
PREGNANCY
PREVENTIVE CARE
PRIMARY CARE
PRIVATE HOSPITALS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PROVIDER PAYMENT
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC SECTOR
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY
SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE
SOCIAL WELFARE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
World Bank
Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
geographic_facet South Asia
Pakistan
description The main objective of this note is to outline the issues that need to be considered at the planning stage; and to analyze what are the options for Government of Pakistan (GOP) to consider extending social protection to health. Because the potential beneficiaries also access publicly?financed services from the public health sector, and because they are a large share of the supposed target beneficiaries of parallel initiatives financed by the Government, the Bank recommends that a team, including members from Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of health and the provincial governments be formed to discuss pros and cons of alternative design features. The Bank will be pleased to support this effort. This is the first of the policy note series on social protection in health by South Asia Human Development Sector (SASHD). Policy note dilates the essential principles and critical issues in the design of a social health insurance model and also presents various options available to extend health insurance to the target population (poor and vulnerable).
format Policy Note
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
title_short Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
title_full Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
title_fullStr Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
title_full_unstemmed Social Protection in Health : What Are the Options for Pakistan?
title_sort social protection in health : what are the options for pakistan?
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/719621468145472804/Social-protection-in-health-what-are-the-options-for-Pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27426
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