LEADER 04622nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910450414903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-08532-0 010 $a9786610085323 010 $a1-4175-5469-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000024249 035 $a(EBL)3050745 035 $a(OCoLC)469633477 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087238 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11110895 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087238 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10054718 035 $a(PQKB)11452415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050745 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068575 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL8532 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000024249 100 $a20040429d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 02$aA guide to competitive vouchers in health$b[electronic resource] 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (128 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-5855-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; PART I WHAT ARE HEALTH CARE VOUCHERS AND HOW DO THEY WORK?; Chapter 1 Delivering Public Subsidies in Health Care; Why Do Government Subsidies Do So Little to Help the Poor?; When Are Subsidies for Health Services Justified?; Demand-Side versus Supply-Side Subsidies; Other Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Subsidies; Chapter 2 Benefits of Competitive Voucher Schemes for Health; How Does a Voucher Scheme Work?; What Are the Advantages of Health Vouchers?; PART II INTRODUCING A VOUCHER SCHEME; Chapter 3 Conducting Prefeasibility Studies 327 $aIdentifying the Health Sector Problem and the Aims of the Voucher SchemeJustifying the Use of a Voucher Scheme; Funding the Scheme; Understanding the Context in Which Subsidies Will Be Introduced; Building Partnerships; Checklist for Prefeasibility Assessment; Chapter 4 Conducting a Feasibility Assessment; Identifying Potential Impediments; Identifying Potential Advantages; Determining Whether a Voucher Scheme Is Financially Feasible; Weighing the Potential Benefits and Obstacles of a Voucher System; Checklist for Feasibility Assessment; Chapter 5 Designing a Voucher Scheme 327 $aChoosing a Voucher AgencyEstablishing Recipient Policies; Determining Benefit Policies; Determining Price Policies; Determining Provider Policies; Determining Reimbursement Value Policies; Designing the Vouchers and Other Materials; Transport and Communications; Distributing the Vouchers; Payment of Service Providers; Developing Information Systems; Checklist for Voucher Design; Chapter 6 Implementing a Voucher Scheme; Tendering for Service Providers; Negotiating Contracts; Contracting; Training; Piloting; Institutionalizing; Scaling Up; Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluating a Voucher Program 327 $aMonitoring Service QualityMonitoring Competition among Providers; Monitoring to Detect Abuse of the Voucher Scheme; Monitoring the Characteristics of Voucher Recipients and Redeemers; Monitoring and Evaluating Health Outcomes; Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact on Equity and Poverty Reduction; Monitoring and Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness; References; Index; Boxes; Box 2-1 Varying the Service Package According to the Needs of the Patient in Nicaragua; Box 3-1 Prefeasibility Work on a Voucher Scheme for Cervical Cancer Screening 327 $aBox 4-1 Political Impediments to Voucher Schemes in El Salvador and HondurasBox 4-2 Are Vouchers Stigmatizing?; Box 4-3 Assessing the Feasibility of a Tuberculosis Voucher Scheme for Private Practitioners; Box 5-1 Who Runs the Voucher Program?; Box 5-2 How Can Vouchers Be Made Nontransferable?; Box 5-3 Benefit Policies: The Importance of Stating the Limits; Box 5-4 Price Policies Used by Different Voucher Schemes; Box 5-5 Choosing Service Providers that Meet Program Needs; Box 5-6 Designing the Voucher; Box 5-7 Facing the Challenges of Transport and Communications 327 $aBox 5-8 Using Village Leaders to Distribute Vouchers 606 $aMedical care, Cost of$zUnited States 606 $aMedical care$xFinance$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical care, Cost of 615 0$aMedical care$xFinance 676 $a338.4/33621/0973 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450414903321 996 $aA guide to competitive vouchers in health$92071006 997 $aUNINA