| Description |
1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Series |
Directions in development : Human development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Contents |
Why this health financing note -- Background and overview of the East Asia and Pacific Region and the health sectors -- Importance of investing in health and a framework for managing and using funds in the sector -- Mobilization of revenues for health -- Pooling and management of funds -- Resource allocation and purchasing (RAP) -- Connecting financing and delivery of services : institutional and organizational characteristics in EAP countries -- Assessing performance in EAP : efficiency and equity of health financing |
| Summary |
The East Asia and Pacific region is characterized by wide variations in sources of healthcarefinancing, pooling of funds, purchasing of care services, and the extent to which thesepolicy instruments and programs provide social protection. Existing healthcare financingsystems in the region are under increasing pressure from a continued prevalence ofcommunicable diseases, an emergence of non communicable diseases, and a rapidlyaging population. Large inequalities between the poor and the prosperous in their access to healthcarefinancing mechanisms can be reformed and strengthened to improve outco |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical economics -- East Asia
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Medical care, Cost of -- East Asia
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Medical care, Cost of
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Medical economics
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East Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Somanathan, Aparnaa
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| LC no. |
2010054227 |
| ISBN |
9780821387368 |
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0821387367 |
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