HealthFinancingOverviewKeXuHealthSystemsFinanci.pptVIP

Health Financing Overview Ke XuHealth Systems FinancingWorld Health OrganizationDecember, 2007Shanghai Purpose of Health Financing Make funds available Set correct incentives for providers Ensure access to care for all individuals Health Financing Mechanisms Health Financing Functions Revenue collection From whom? Patients or all population What approaches? Equity issue Government Health Financing Approaches Social Health InsuranceHealth Financing Functions Revenue collection Compulsory membership- often, formal sector employees (dependants) Payroll tax-proportional to income (ceiling