Spending wisely [[electronic resource] ] : buying health services for the poor / / Alexander S. Preker, John Langenbruner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450384903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-15670-8; 9786610156702; 0-8213-5919-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (434 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LangenbrunnerJack; PrekerAlexander S. <1951->
• Disciplina: 338.4/33621
• Soggetti: Poor - Medical care - Economic aspects; Poor - Medical care - Finance; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: The Conceptual Framework; Part II: Making Strategic Purchasing Pro-Poor; Part III: Purchasing Health Services; Part IV: Purchasing Inputs; Part V: Supply, Demand, And Markets; Part VI: Legal And Regulatory Issues; PART I. THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; 1. Managing Scarcity through Strategic Purchasing of Health Care; The Evolution of Health Systems and Collective Financing of Health Care; Reform Trends in Public Spending on Health Care; Continued Need for Strong Public Policy in Managing Scarce Resources; The Purchaser-Provider SplitGetting Value for Public Money Spent on Health Care; Forthcoming Books on Resource Allocation and Purchasing in the Health Sector; References; 2. For Whom to Buy? Are Free Government Health Services the Best Way to Reach the Poor?; The Beneficiaries of Government Health Service Expenditures; Focusing Government Services on the Poor; Encouraging the Better-Off to Pay for Their Own Services; Conclusions; Notes; References; 3. What to Buy? Revisiting Priority Setting in Health Care; Some Approaches to Priority Setting; Economic Evaluation; Equity Issues; Practical ConstraintsConclusions; References; 4. From Whom to Buy? Selecting Providers; Defining and Identifying Eligible Providers and Matching the Intervention; Can the Purchaser Buy the Desired Intervention from the Eligible Providers?; References; 5. How to Pay? Understanding and Using Payment Incentives; Payment System Types and a Conceptual Framework for Incentives; Which Payment System Should Be Chosen?; Discussion; Notes; References; 6. At What Price? Affordable and Realistic Fees; Overview of Provider Payment Methods; Calculating Costs-Methods and Information Available; Characteristics of Purchasers and ProvidersConclusions; Notes; References; PART II. MAKING STRATEGIC PURCHASING PRO-POOR; 7. The Equity Dimensions of Purchasing; The Evidence; What Does An "Equitable Distribution of Health and Health Benefits" Mean?; Defining Variables: Resource Allocation and Purchasing Reforms; Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; References; 8. Reversing the Law of Inverse Care; The Inverse Care Law At Work in Rich and Poor Countries; The Infrastructure of Inequity; Methodological Issues: How to Construct Resource Allocation for Equity in Access; References; 9. Risk Pooling and PurchasingApproaches to Risk Pooling; Practical Issues; Conclusions; Note; References; PART III. PURCHASING HEALTH SERVICES; 10. Paying for Public Health Services: Financing and Utilization; Who Should Pay for Public Health Services?; How Should Providers Be Paid?; Toward Better Financing and Payment Policies; References; 11. Buying Results: Contracting for Primary Health Care Delivery; Why Contract-Ideology or Pragmatism?; Approaches to Contracting; Study Methodology; Results: Contracting Can Quickly Improve Service Delivery; Methodological Limitations of This Review; Is Contracting a Sustainable Approach?