Governments in many low- and middle-income countries are developing health insurance products as a complement to tax …-funded, subsidized provision of health care through publicly operated facilities. This paper discusses two rationales for this transition …. First, health insurance would boost fiscal revenues for health care, as post-treatment out-of-pocket payments to providers …

Governments in many low- and middle-income countries are developing health insurance products as a complement to tax …-funded, subsidized provision of health care through publicly operated facilities. This paper discusses two rationales for this transition …. First, health insurance would boost fiscal revenues for health care, as post-treatment out-of-pocket payments to providers …

, we (1) described the financial health of select public and private hospitals in the Philippines, and (2) examined …Health care providers such as hospitals and primary health care facilities form an integral part of any health system …. Providers must have both financial sustainability, such that they are able to continuously deliver health care services without …

The Philippines has been experiencing unprecedented economic growth in recent years. This has fueled greater … consumption among households, and greater support for the expansion of government entitlements, particularly on health and … education. Behind these developments, however, is the fact that the country is slowly ageing. The Philippines' demographic …

BACKGROUND: This study aims to assess the impact of being insured by micro-health insurance units (MIUs) on equality of … access to health care among groups with inequitable income distribution. We measure equality by relating income with access … to healthcare. The analysis is based on a household survey conducted in five regions in the Philippines in 2002. METHODS …

system reform has a two-fold aim: (1) increase revenues for public spending on health; and (2) reduce the burden of tobacco … public health sector, and in doing so, to identify constraints to efficient and effective use. In particular, this study … policy: adequacy, efficacy, equity, and effectiveness. Although the STRA has brought about improvements in program and health …

We conducted a spatiotemporal analysis of trends and disparities in health service coverage indicators using PhilHealth … Health and Philippine Statistics Authority. The results emphasize clear disparities in population coverage, facility coverage …

The challenge of health care delivery and health policy -- Organization of care -- Government and health insurance … : the policy process -- Comparative health systems -- Population health -- Public health : a transformation for the 21st … century -- Health and behavior -- Vulnerable populations : meeting the health needs of populations -- Facing health …