What's In, What's Out - Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage (Paperback)

Vaccinate children against deadly pneumococcal disease, or pay for cardiac patients to undergo lifesaving surgery? Cover the costs of dialysis for kidney patients, or channel the money toward preventing the conditions that lead to renal failure in the first place? Policymakers dealing with the realities of limited health care budgets face tough decisions like these regularly. And for many individuals, their personal health care choices are equally stark: paying for medical treatment could push them into poverty. Many low- and middle-income countries now aspire to universal health coverage, where governments ensure that all people have access to the quality health services they need without risk of impoverishment. But for universal health coverage to become reality, the health services offered must be consistent with the funds available and this implies tough everyday choices for policymakers that could be the difference between life and death for those affected by any given condition or disease. The situation is particularly acute in low- and middle income countries where public spending on health is on the rise but still extremely low, and where demand for expanded services is growing rapidly. What's In, What's Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage argues that the creation of an explicit health benefits plan a defined list of services that are and are not available is an essential element in creating a sustainable system of universal health coverage. With contributions from leading health economists and policy experts, the book considers the many dimensions of governance, institutions, methods, political economy, and ethics that are needed to decide what's in and what's out in a way that is fair, evidence-based, and sustainable over time.

General

Imprint:	Center for Global Development
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Amanda Glassman • Ursula Giedion • Peter C. Smith
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-933286-89-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	1-933286-89-X
Barcode:	9781933286891

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