How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
Out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) are direct (at the point of service) financial contributions or co-payments by patients and their families associated with consumption of medical products (such as medicines) and/or services. They can be formal as well...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981401500274985420/How-to-reduce-Out-of-Pocket-Payments-OOPs-in-the-health-sector-in-Moldova-policy-note-health-financing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28415 |
| Summary: | Out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) are direct
(at the point of service) financial contributions or
co-payments by patients and their families associated with
consumption of medical products (such as medicines) and/or
services. They can be formal as well as informal payments.
Together with taxation, social and private health insurance
contributions, they constitute the main sources of financing
for medical products and services in all countries of the
world. This policy note looks at prevalence and trends of
OOPs in Moldova during 2007-2013, evaluates their impact on
the population’s economic well-being (section two),
identifies key drivers of the current OOPs (section three),
and, based on the analysis, suggests several policy options
for government’s consideration (section four). |
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