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The Role for Insurance Mechanisms in Improving Access to Private Sector Primary & Reproductive Health Care

In order for CMS to determine if health insurance and pre-payment could be a useful part of the overall CMS strategy to expand private sector provision of services, CMS convened a panel of experts with experience in developing country health insurance schemes. The panel concluded that it is possible for private health insurance mechanisms to reach USAID target populations in some developing countries. This report provides an overview of patterns in health spending, contraceptive use and insurance coverage, and discusses the critical questions that were addressed by the panel during the meeting.