Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?

Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?

Charging user fees at point of service delivery has been widely debated, but much less so how user fees should be managed. User fees constitute a financial barrier and can inhibit critical access to service delivery, especially for the poor and vul...

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Main Authors: Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz, Hashim, Ali, Yoo, Katelyn
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
HEALTH FINANCING
BUDGET EXECUTION
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
TAX POLICY
CASH FLOW
USER FEE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122031593422653871/Should-Hospitals-Return-User-Fees-to-Treasury
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34167
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spelling okr-10986-341672020-07-23T05:11:09Z Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury? Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz Hashim, Ali Yoo, Katelyn RESOURCE ALLOCATION PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH FINANCING BUDGET EXECUTION HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY TAX POLICY CASH FLOW USER FEE Charging user fees at point of service delivery has been widely debated, but much less so how user fees should be managed. User fees constitute a financial barrier and can inhibit critical access to service delivery, especially for the poor and vulnerable. This policy note recognizes that many hospitals still charge for service provision at point of use. The policy note addresses the question on whether the funds collected should be retained at the facility, which stands in contrast to the public finance laws of many countries. 2020-07-22T21:42:36Z 2020-07-22T21:42:36Z 2019-10 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122031593422653871/Should-Hospitals-Return-User-Fees-to-Treasury http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34167 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Africa
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topic RESOURCE ALLOCATION
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
HEALTH FINANCING
BUDGET EXECUTION
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
TAX POLICY
CASH FLOW
USER FEE
spellingShingle RESOURCE ALLOCATION
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
HEALTH FINANCING
BUDGET EXECUTION
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
TAX POLICY
CASH FLOW
USER FEE
Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz
Hashim, Ali
Yoo, Katelyn
Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
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description Charging user fees at point of service delivery has been widely debated, but much less so how user fees should be managed. User fees constitute a financial barrier and can inhibit critical access to service delivery, especially for the poor and vulnerable. This policy note recognizes that many hospitals still charge for service provision at point of use. The policy note addresses the question on whether the funds collected should be retained at the facility, which stands in contrast to the public finance laws of many countries.
format Policy Note
author Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz
Hashim, Ali
Yoo, Katelyn
author_facet Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz
Hashim, Ali
Yoo, Katelyn
author_sort Piatti-Funfkirchen, Moritz
title Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
title_short Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
title_full Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
title_fullStr Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
title_full_unstemmed Should Hospitals Return User Fees to Treasury?
title_sort should hospitals return user fees to treasury?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122031593422653871/Should-Hospitals-Return-User-Fees-to-Treasury
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34167
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