In this presentation, Jorge Coarasa provides an overview of the health financing debate between supporters of private health insurance and supporters of tax-funded national health systems. Coarasa argues that both types of insurance make important contributions to health financing in low-income…
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In this presentation, Dr. Edward Rukwaro of the Mediheal Group of Hospitals compares the various types of provider payment methods and mechanisms and their impact on efficiency, quality, and access. He states that a well-designed provider payment mechanism should meet the three objectives of…
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In this presentation, Dr. Nelson Gitonga shares the key findings of a market assessment of Kenya’s private prepaid health schemes. Some of the key findings are that there is adequate coverage for the most common causes of morbidity but non-communicable conditions have gaps in coverage, the…
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In this presentation, Dr. Richard Ayah explores the relationship between private insurers, private providers, and patients. He outlines what maintains these relationships and illustrates various scenarios when they in and out of balance. He also discusses how to optimize the link between these…
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In this presentation, Dr. Nelson Gitonga explores the importance of engaging key stakeholders in the product design and development of insurance products. He provides an overview of health insurance coverage related to various wealth quintiles, key stakeholders in the health insurance market and…
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While numerous studies have examined the role of the public health sector in providing HIV counseling and testing, less known about the role played by private providers. This fact sheet summarizes research conducted by Doug Johnson and Xi Cheng, which analyzed the role of private commercial…
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In this presentation, Jeff Barnes discusses two examples of taking a total market approach to increase access to reproductive health commodities. A total market approach is a process in which the suppliers and financers of health products and services from all sectors (public, non profit,…
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This health glossary includes common private health sector terms you may find frequently in the materials obtained from this resource center. This is a PDF version of the glossary that also appears on the SHOPS website (http://www.…
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This poster describes a study of the cost savings potentially available to the Public Service Employee Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) in Namibia if it could procure antiretroviral drugs at public sector prices as opposed to the private sector prices it is currently paying. The study found that the…
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This brief is a summary of the Paraguay private health sector assessment report. Dawn Crosby and Erica James prepared this brief, which presents the assessment methods, findings, and the following recommendations:
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See all market descriptions here.