The Ministry implements the first civil health insurance
The Civilian Insurance Programme (CIP) is a semi-autonomous fund managed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) providing 42% of Jordanians with formal health insurance. The CIP covers all civil servants and their dependents for care at MOH facilities, RMS facilities,...
Inter-Ministerial Prakas on Provider Payment Methods for Health Care – Prakas 173
This Prakas prescribes the provider payment methods for medical services that NSSF shall reimburse to contracted health facilities.
Law on Social Security Schemes
"This law has the objectives to define common principles, procedures, mechanisms and administration system of social security schemes of the Kingdom of Cambodia such as Pension, Health Care, Occupational Risk and Unemployment Schemes."
Does the informal sector in Kenya have financial potential to sustainably prepay for health care? Implications for financing Universal Health Coverage in low-income settings
In this article, the authors critically examined the financial potential of informal sector entities, assessing their ability to prepay for health care and influence decisions regarding the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) financing approaches in Kenya. Data were...
Households forgoing healthcare as a measure of financial risk protection: an application to Liberia
This paper explores financial risk associated with access to healthcare services in Liberia. It also proposes a method to complement the standard financial risk protection measures in the WHO/World Bank global monitoring framework for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)....
Strengths and weaknesses of strategic health purchasing for Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda
Rwanda in part attributes its progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to the implementation of Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI). Some evidence shows that in Rwanda, CBHI has led to increases in health service utilization and better financial protection...
Exploring for-profit healthcare providers’ perceptions of inclusion in the Zambia National Health Insurance Scheme: A qualitative content analysis
In 2019, Zambia introduced the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as a healthcare financing strategy to increase universal access to health care services and ensure financial risk protection. The NHI Management Authority is exploring accrediting the private for...
Strategic Health Purchasing in Nigeria: Investigating Governance and Institutional Capacities within Federal Tax-Funded Health Schemes and the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme
Strategic purchasing has the potential of increasing equity in access to quality services and ensuring financial protection through deliberate effort to purchase services with the best value for money. This study examines the purchasing arrangements in schemes funded...
Strategic health purchasing progress mapping: a spotlight on Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
Since the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2003, the enrolment rate has increased to 40% of the population and has significantly contributed to increased health service utilization and decreasing out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic...
The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease
Lao People’s Democratic Republic has implemented the National Health Insurance (NHI) since 2016. Recently, haemodialysis has been included under the benefit package of the NHI scheme. This study aims to analyze the effects of NHI on accessibility and catastrophic...