The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a summary health measure that combines mortality and morbidity into a … single measure as a way to estimate global disease burden and the effectiveness of health interventions. We review the … methodological progression of the DALY, focusing on how the use of life expectancy estimates, disability weights, age weighting, and …

While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are … struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health …-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health insurance (SHI) and private complementary schemes, while benefit …

address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also … roles for the state and market in health care financing and provision. It also suggests the situations in which … macroeconomists should engage health sector specialists in policy formulation exercises. Finally, it illustrates the different health …