LEADER 04808nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910450384903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-15670-8 010 $a9786610156702 010 $a0-8213-5919-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000031518 035 $a(EBL)3050806 035 $a(OCoLC)495529046 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089636 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11122202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089636 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092207 035 $a(PQKB)11730243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050806 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050806 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10081824 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15670 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000031518 100 $a20040630d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSpending wisely$b[electronic resource] $ebuying health services for the poor /$fAlexander S. Preker, John Langenbruner 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (434 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-5918-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aPractical 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 327 $aCharacteristics 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 327 $a9. 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 327 $aIs Contracting a Sustainable Approach? 606 $aPoor$xMedical care$xEconomic aspects 606 $aPoor$xMedical care$xFinance 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoor$xMedical care$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aPoor$xMedical care$xFinance. 676 $a338.4/33621 701 $aLangenbrunner$b Jack$0916181 701 $aPreker$b Alexander S.$f1951-$0916182 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450384903321 996 $aSpending wisely$92054010 997 $aUNINA