As enthusiasm for universal health coverage grows, discussions spring up about the respective roles of the public and private sector in reaching this goal in developing countries. These exchanges have sometimes pit the two sectors against one another instead of identifying areas of collaboration that build on their respective comparative advantages. As one of several events leading to the Private Sector in Health Symposium in Sydney in July, please join a webinar during which we will identify factors and discuss examples of how the public and private sectors can work together to increase access to health insurance for low-income populations.
Improving the Roles and Relationships between the Public and Private Sectors in Increasing Financial Risk Protection
1. Disappearing Dichotomies:
Improving the roles and relationships
between the public and private sectors in
increasing financial risk protection
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the Private Sector in Health Symposium
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2. Symposium: Sydney – 6 July 2013
• Since 2009 a group of researchers and policy analysts
working on health markets in low and middle-income
countries have organised a pre-congress symposium at
the biennial conferences of the International Health
Economics Association
• The aim has been to encourage and disseminate high
quality research on the performance of these markets
and on practical strategies for improving access to safe
and effective services by the poor
• The Future Health Systems Consortium is responsible
for organising the 2013 symposium with financial support
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller
Foundation, and the USAID-funded SHOPS Project
www.pshealth.org
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3. Symposium: Sydney – 6 July 2013
• Since 2009 a group of researchers and policy analysts
working on health markets in low and middle-income
countries have organised a pre-congress symposium at
the biennial conferences of the International Health
Economics Association
• The aim has been to encourage and disseminate high
quality research on the performance of these markets
and on practical strategies for improving access to safe
and effective services by the poor
• The Future Health Systems Consortium is responsible
for organising the 2013 symposium with financial support
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller
Foundation, and the USAID-funded SHOPS Project
www.pshealth.org
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4. Symposium: Sydney – 6 July 2013
• Since 2009 a group of researchers and policy analysts
working on health markets in low and middle-income
countries have organised a pre-congress symposium at
the biennial conferences of the International Health
Economics Association
• The aim has been to encourage and disseminate high
quality research on the performance of these markets
and on practical strategies for improving access to safe
and effective services by the poor
• The Future Health Systems Consortium is responsible
for organising the 2013 symposium with financial support
from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller
Foundation, and the USAID-funded SHOPS Project
www.pshealth.org
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5. This webinar series provides
opportunities to set the
scene before the Sydney
meeting and to ensure that
those who may not be
attending the Symposium
have the opportunity to
participate in debates about
strategies for improving the
performance of health
markets in meeting the
needs of the poor.
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6. Webinar series
• Facilitated by the Future Health Systems
Consortium
• Organised by a number of organizations
• Designed to involve a wide audience
• July 2, 2013: Social franchising webinar
Global Health Group at the University of California
at San Francisco
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7. Webinar series
• Facilitated by the Future Health Systems
Consortium
• Organized by a number of groups
• Designed to involve a wide audience
• July 2, 2013: Social franchising webinar
Global Health Group at the University of California
at San Francisco
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8. Webinar series
• Facilitated by the Future Health Systems
Consortium
• Organized by a number of groups
• Designed to involve a wide audience
• July 2, 2013: Social franchising webinar
Global Health Group at the University of California
at San Francisco
4
9. Webinar series
• Facilitated by the Future Health Systems
Consortium
• Organized by a number of groups
• Designed to involve a wide audience
• July 2, 2013: Social franchising webinar
Global Health Group at the University of California
at San Francisco
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10. Organization of webinar
• Introduction
Thierry van Bastelaer (Abt Associates)
• Panelists
– Alex Preker (NYU Wagner School and Icahn
School of Medicine, formerly World Bank/IFC)
– Sheila O'Dougherty (Abt Associates)
– Somil Nagpal (World Bank, former insurance
regulator in India)
• Discussion
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11. Organization of webinar
• Introduction
Thierry van Bastelaer (Abt Associates)
• Panelists
– Alexander S. Preker (NYU Wagner School and
Icahn School of Medicine; formerly World
Bank/IFC)
– Sheila O'Dougherty (Abt Associates)
– Somil Nagpal (World Bank; formerly insurance
regulator in India)
• Discussion 5
12. Organization of webinar
• Introduction
Thierry van Bastelaer (Abt Associates)
• Panelists
– Alexander S. Preker (NYU Wagner School and
Icahn School of Medicine, formerly World
Bank/IFC)
– Sheila O'Dougherty (Abt Associates)
– Somil Nagpal (World Bank, formerly insurance
regulator in India)
• Discussion 5
13. Questions?
How to submit
• Via the „Questions‟ box in
the GoToWebinar control
panel
• Via Twitter using the
hashtag #healthmkt
Be sure to include your
name, organization and
location with your question.
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14. Disappearing Dichotomies:
Improving the roles and relationships
between the public and private sectors
in increasing financial risk protection
Moderator: Thierry van Bastelaer
SHOPS Project, Abt Associates
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15. Public and Private Sectors in
Increasing Financial Risk Protection
• Do the public and private sectors each have a specific
role to play in increasing low-income families‟ financial
risk protection and access to health care?
• Move away from competitive stance – look for
comparative advantage and strategic/tactical
complementarities
• What is the public sector particularly good at?
• What are the strengths of the private sector?
• How did India leverage these respective strengths in
designing and putting in place its health finance program
for BPL?
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16. Public and Private Sectors in
Increasing Financial Risk Protection
• Do the public and private sectors each have a specific
role to play in increasing low-income families‟ financial
risk protection and access to health care?
• Disappearing dichotomies: Move away from competitive
stance – look for comparative advantage and
strategic/tactical complementarities
• What is the public sector particularly good at?
• What are the strengths of the private sector?
• How did India leverage these respective strengths in
designing and putting in place its health finance program
for BPL?
8
17. Public and Private Sectors in
Increasing Financial Risk Protection
• Do the public and private sectors each have a specific
role to play in increasing low-income families‟ financial
risk protection and access to health care?
• Disappearing dichotomies: Move away from competitive
stance – look for comparative advantage and
strategic/tactical complementarities
• What is the public sector particularly good at?
• What are the strengths of the private sector?
• How did India leverage these respective strengths in
designing and putting in place its health finance program
for BPL?
8
18. Public and Private Sectors in
Increasing Financial Risk Protection
• Do the public and private sectors each have a specific
role to play in increasing low-income families‟ financial
risk protection and access to health care?
• Disappearing dichotomies: Move away from competitive
stance – look for comparative advantage and
strategic/tactical complementarities
• What is the public sector particularly good at?
• What are the strengths of the private sector?
• How did India leverage these respective strengths in
designing and putting in place its health finance program
for BPL?
8
19. Public and Private Sectors in
Increasing Financial Risk Protection
• Do the public and private sectors each have a specific
role to play in increasing low-income families‟ financial
risk protection and access to health care?
• Disappearing dichotomies: Move away from competitive
stance – look for comparative advantage and
strategic/tactical complementarities
• What is the public sector particularly good at?
• What are the strengths of the private sector?
• How did India leverage these respective strengths in
designing and putting in place its health finance program
for BPL?
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21. Abt Associates | pg 21
Disappearing Dichotomies and the
Road to UHC
Health systems strengthening vs.
vertical service delivery improvement
Abt Associates | pg 10
22. Abt Associates | pg 22
Disappearing Dichotomies and the
Road to UHC
Health systems strengthening vs.
vertical service delivery improvement
Government-funded health systems vs.
health insurance
Abt Associates | pg 10
23. Abt Associates | pg 23
Disappearing Dichotomies and the
Road to UHC
Health systems strengthening vs.
vertical service delivery improvement
Government-funded health systems vs.
health insurance
Public vs. private financing
Abt Associates | pg 10
24. Abt Associates | pg 24
Public Financing Comparative
Advantages
Clearly defines the role or space for
private financing
Abt Associates | pg 11
25. Abt Associates | pg 25
Public Financing Comparative
Advantages
Clearly defines the role or space for
private financing
Greater contribution to financial risk
protection for poor and vulnerable
populations
Abt Associates | pg 11
26. Abt Associates | pg 26
Stewardship and Governance
Public sector is primarily responsible for
stewardship and governance including
regulation of both public and private
health sectors
Abt Associates | pg 12
27. Abt Associates | pg 27
Stewardship and Governance
Public sector is primarily responsible for
stewardship and governance including
regulation of both public and private
health sectors
– Government and Ministries of Health may
tend to function at extremes
Abt Associates | pg 12
28. Abt Associates | pg 28
Stewardship and Governance
Public sector is primarily responsible for
stewardship and governance including
regulation of both public and private
health sectors
– Government and Ministries of Health may
tend to function at extremes
– Good regulatory framework and oversight
function are necessary for both public and
private sectors
Abt Associates | pg 12
29. Abt Associates | pg 29
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (1)
General revenue, payroll tax or other public revenue
can use unified pooling and purchasing
arrangements.
Abt Associates | pg 13
30. Abt Associates | pg 30
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (1)
General revenue, payroll tax or other public revenue
can use unified pooling and purchasing
arrangements.
In Kyrgyzstan:
– General revenue (health budget) and payroll tax (mandatory
or social health insurance) revenue pooled in one health
purchaser
– Health purchaser uses unified health purchasing
mechanisms and systems for both sources of funding.
Reduces fragmentation and helps clarify role of
private sector
Abt Associates | pg 13
31. Abt Associates | pg 31
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (1)
General revenue, payroll tax or other public revenue
can use unified pooling and purchasing
arrangements.
In Kyrgyzstan:
– General revenue (health budget) and payroll tax (mandatory
or social health insurance) revenue pooled in one health
purchaser
– Health purchaser uses unified health purchasing
mechanisms and systems for both sources of funding.
Reduces fragmentation and helps clarify role of
private sector
Abt Associates | pg 13
32. Abt Associates | pg 32
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (2)
Key is improving health purchasing mechanisms to
better target health budget funds to priority services
and poor populations
– Shift from line-item budget for health facilities to output-
based provider payment systems matching payment to
priority services and populations
– Efficiency gains to extend coverage
Improves coordination, increases clarity on public
benefits and creates space for private financing
Abt Associates | pg 14
33. Abt Associates | pg 33
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (2)
Key is improving health purchasing mechanisms to
better target health budget funds to priority services
and poor populations
– Shift from line-item budget for health facilities to output-
based provider payment systems matching payment to
priority services and populations
– Efficiency gains to extend coverage
Improves coordination, increases clarity on public
benefits and creates space for private financing
Abt Associates | pg 14
34. Abt Associates | pg 34
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (2)
Key is improving health purchasing mechanisms to
better target health budget funds to priority services
and poor populations
– Shift from line-item budget for health facilities to output-
based provider payment systems matching payment to
priority services and populations
– Efficiency gains to extend coverage
Improves coordination, increases clarity on public
benefits and creates space for private financing
Abt Associates | pg 14
35. Abt Associates | pg 35
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (2)
Key is improving health purchasing mechanisms to
better target health budget funds to priority services
and poor populations
– Shift from line-item budget for health facilities to output-
based provider payment systems matching payment to
priority services and populations
– Efficiency gains to extend coverage
Improves coordination, increases clarity on public
benefits and creates space for private financing
Abt Associates | pg 14
36. Abt Associates | pg 36
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (3)
Legal and regulatory framework to help ensure that
public money can go to private providers and vice
versa
– Tax policy is key to public funding flowing to private
providers
– If the only legal status available to private providers is
commercial/for-profit requiring payment of taxes it could
result in losing tax subsidies to health
Abt Associates | pg 15
37. Abt Associates | pg 37
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (3)
Legal and regulatory framework to help ensure that
public money can go to private providers and vice
versa
– Tax policy is key to public funding flowing to private
providers
– If the only legal status available to private providers is
commercial/for-profit requiring payment of taxes it could
result in losing tax subsidies to health
Abt Associates | pg 15
38. Abt Associates | pg 38
Public Sector Bridges to Private
Sector (3)
Legal and regulatory framework to help ensure that
public money can go to private providers and vice
versa
– Tax policy is key to public funding flowing to private
providers
– Risk of losing tax subsidies to health
Abt Associates | pg 15
39. Abt Associates | pg 39
Implementation
Implementation nuts and bolts are key to improving
the relationship between public and private financing
Relationship between public and private financing
will evolve over time
– Clear vision of where want to go
– Step-by-step implementation on the road to universal health
coverage
Abt Associates | pg 16
40. Abt Associates | pg 40
Implementation
Implementation nuts and bolts are key to improving
the relationship between public and private financing
Relationship between public and private financing
will evolve over time
– Clear vision of where want to go
– Step-by-step implementation on the road to universal health
coverage
Abt Associates | pg 16
41. Abt Associates | pg 41
Implementation
Implementation nuts and bolts are key to improving
the relationship between public and private financing
Relationship between public and private financing
will evolve over time
– Clear vision of where want to go
– Step-by-step implementation on the road to universal health
coverage
Abt Associates | pg 16
42. Abt Associates | pg 42
Implementation
Implementation nuts and bolts are key to improving
the relationship between public and private financing
Relationship between public and private financing
will evolve over time
– Clear vision of where want to go
– Step-by-step implementation on the road to universal health
coverage
Abt Associates | pg 16
43. Disappearing Dichotomies:
Role and Evolution in
Private Finance in Health Care
Alexander S. Preker
Executive Scholar
Health Investment & Financing
Columbia University, NYU and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
June 2013
44. Summary of Presentation
• Why private finance and insurance
• The multi-pillar approach to health financing
• From supply to demand side financing
• Conclusion
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45. Summary of Presentation
• Why private finance and insurance
• The multi-pillar approach to health financing
• From supply to demand side financing
• Conclusion
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46. Summary of Presentation
• Why private finance and insurance
• The multi-pillar approach to health financing
• From supply to demand side financing
• Conclusion
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47. Summary of Presentation
• Why private finance and insurance
• The multi-pillar approach to health financing
• From supply to demand side financing
• Conclusion
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65. India’s Health Financing Context
India spent 4.1 percent of GDP (or US$40 per capita) on
health in 2008-09
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66. India’s Health Financing Context
India spent 4.1 percent of GDP (or US$40 per capita) on
health in 2008-09
Over 17 percent of the world‟s population manages with
less than 1 percent of the world‟s total health expenditure
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67. India’s Health Financing Context
India spent 4.1 percent of GDP (or US$40 per capita) on
health in 2008-09
Over 17 percent of the world‟s population manages with
less than 1 percent of the world‟s total health expenditure
Out-of-pocket payments represent over 60 percent of the
total health expenditure- common cause for impoverishment
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68. India’s Health Financing Context
India spent 4.1 percent of GDP (or US$40 per capita) on
health in 2008-09
Over 17 percent of the world‟s population manages with
less than 1 percent of the world‟s total health expenditure
Out-of-pocket payments represent over 60 percent of the
total health expenditure- common cause for impoverishment
Even for India‟s income and health expenditure
level, performance on health outcomes is below par- plus
large disparities across states and social groups
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69. India’s Health Financing Context
India spent 4.1 percent of GDP (or US$40 per capita) on
health in 2008-09
Over 17 percent of the world‟s population manages with
less than 1 percent of the world‟s total health expenditure
Out-of-pocket payments represent over 60 percent of the
total health expenditure- common cause for impoverishment
Even for India‟s income and health expenditure level,
performance on health outcomes is below par- plus large
disparities across states and social groups
However, there are policy announcements to significantly
increase public health spending in the near future
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74. Contextual Factors/Building Blocks
Introduction of limited financial autonomy in public hospitals:
can retain and use funds at facility level
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75. Contextual Factors/Building Blocks
Introduction of limited financial autonomy in public hospitals:
can retain and use funds at facility level
Case-based package rates for inpatient care introduced by
some early public HI schemes (CGHS, Yeshasvini)
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76. Contextual Factors/Building Blocks
Introduction of limited financial autonomy in public hospitals:
can retain and use funds at facility level
Case-based package rates for inpatient care introduced by
some early public HI schemes (CGHS, Yeshasvini)
Rapidly growing, highly competitive private insurance
industry:
• Experience with “cashless” health insurance
• Professional manpower, claim processing capacity
• Primed private hospitals to join networks and receive
third party payment
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77. Contextual Factors/Building Blocks
Introduction of limited financial autonomy in public hospitals:
can retain and use funds at facility level
Case-based package rates for inpatient care introduced by
some early public HI schemes (CGHS, Yeshasvini)
Rapidly growing, highly competitive private insurance
industry:
• Experience with “cashless” health insurance
• Professional manpower, claim processing capacity
• Primed private hospitals to join networks and receive
third party payment
Strong IT industry, relatively low-cost technical manpower
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78. A Genealogy of public health insurance programs in India
Source: La Forgia & Nagpal, 2012
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79. Engaging with the private sector
Contracting insurance intermediaries and private health providers
• Transparent mechanism- competitive bidding by intermediaries for risk and/or
administration
• Enabled purchase from private healthcare providers at an unprecedented scale
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80. Engaging with the private sector
Contracting insurance intermediaries and private health providers
• Transparent mechanism- competitive bidding by intermediaries for risk and/or
administration
• Enabled purchase from private healthcare providers at an unprecedented scale
Spin-off effects
• Allowed beneficiaries a broader choice - created some competition
• For public hospitals, initiation of a broader health sector impact, results based
payments
• Explicit entitlements
• A new and more binding compact between government and citizens
• Though these programs are limited in their scope, the benefits and access are
clearly defined.
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81. Engaging with the private sector
Contracting insurance intermediaries and private health providers
• Transparent mechanism- competitive bidding by intermediaries for risk and/or
administration
• Enabled purchase from private healthcare providers at an unprecedented scale
Spin-off effects
• Allowed beneficiaries a broader choice - created some competition
• For public hospitals, initiation of a broader health sector impact, results based
payments
• Explicit entitlements
• A new and more binding compact between government and citizens
• Though these programs are limited in their scope, the benefits and access are
clearly defined.
The purchaser-provider split shifts provider payments from inputs to outputs
and creates an enabling environment for increased accountability for results.
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82. IEC and Enrolment- illustrations from RSBY
Pre-enrolment IEC activities
Images courtesy RSBY Connect at www.rsby.gov.in
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83. IEC and Enrolment- illustrations from RSBY
Pre-enrolment IEC activities
Images courtesy RSBY Connect at www.rsby.gov.in
Enrolment stations in
communities, using smart
card intermediaries
engaged by private
insurers
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84. Major challenges facing the GSHISs
Limited Benefit Package with Inpatient/Surgical Focus
that needs to be expanded-- has financial and operational
implications
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85. Major challenges facing the GSHISs
Limited Benefit Package with Inpatient/Surgical Focus
that needs to be expanded-- has financial and operational
implications
Inadequacy of institutional architecture to conduct major
governance functions -- most programs work with very
limited institutional and human resource capacity
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86. Major challenges facing the GSHISs
Limited Benefit Package with Inpatient/Surgical Focus
that needs to be expanded-- has financial and operational
implications
Inadequacy of institutional architecture to conduct major
governance functions -- most programs work with very
limited institutional and human resource capacity
No systematic attempt to cost services or collect market
prices to improve case payments/ package rates – may
not get the „signals‟ to providers right
35
87. Major challenges facing the GSHISs
Limited Benefit Package with Inpatient/Surgical Focus
that needs to be expanded-- has financial and operational
implications
Inadequacy of institutional architecture to conduct major
governance functions -- most programs work with very
limited institutional and human resource capacity
No systematic attempt to cost services or collect market
prices to improve case payments/ package rates – may
not get the „signals‟ to providers right
Insufficient information for consumers on enrollment
processes, benefits, providers and their quality etc.
35
88. Major challenges facing the GSHISs
Limited Benefit Package with Inpatient/Surgical Focus
that needs to be expanded-- has financial and operational
implications
Inadequacy of institutional architecture to conduct major
governance functions -- most programs work with very
limited institutional and human resource capacity
No systematic attempt to cost services or collect market
prices to improve case payments/ package rates – may
not get the „signals‟ to providers right
Insufficient information for consumers on enrollment
processes, benefits, providers and their quality etc.
Monitoring and data analytics still in their infancy
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90. TODAY’S PRESENTERS
Send in your question or comment
Via the „Questions‟ box in the GoToWebinar control panel
Via Twitter using the hashtag #healthmkt
Include your name, organization, and location
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Discussion
91. TODAY’S PRESENTERS
Alexander S.
Preker, NYU Wagner
School and Icahn
School of Medicine;
formerly Head of
Health
Industry, World
Bank/IFC
Sheila
O'Dougherty, Abt
Associates
Moderator: Thierry
van Bastelaer, Abt
Associates
Somil Nagpal, World
Bank; formerly
insurance regulator in
India
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Editor's Notes
Health systems strengthening vs. vertical service delivery improvementThey need each other…
Government-funded health systems vs. health insuranceRely less on labels and more on best adaptation to country environment of three health financing functions (revenue collection, pooling, purchasing)
Public vs. private financingCreate synergistic and complementary relationships
Can set the rules of the game in a way that more clearly defines the role or space for private financingHelp bridge the gap and develop better relationships between public and private financing
Revenue collection, pooling and purchasing arrangements that inherently provide a greater contribution to financial risk protection for poor and vulnerable populations
Either ignore the private sector or completely abdicate responsibility for health Neither extreme optimal...
In low and middle income countries with insufficient public financing, a key is improving health purchasing mechanisms to better target health budget funds to priority services and poor populations
Tax policy is key to public funding flowing to private providersIf the only legal status available to private providers is commercial/for-profit requiring payment of taxes it could result in losing tax subsidies to health