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A guide to competitive vouchers in health

World Bank

2005,2004

Overview

A Guide to Competitive Vouchers in Health provides a broad outline of the problems health systems face, the rationale behind government intervention particularly in the form of subsidies, and the different ways that governments and donors subsidize health care. The guide provides readers with an understanding of the concept of competitive voucher schemes in health; the advantages competitive voucher schemes might offer as an instrument to delivery subsidies; circumstances where competitive voucher schemes are better suited than other instruments to deliver subsidies; and steps to follow when designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating a competitive voucher scheme. Aimed at raising awareness among policymakers about voucher schemes, this book helps identify situations where vouchers may better achieve health objectives and provides guidance on the choices available and the decisions to be made. It highlights some of the pitfalls that voucher schemes have experienced to date, as well as the wide variation in format that a voucher scheme can take depending upon the health problems being addressed and the objectives that the policy-maker wishes to achieve.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank,Washington, DC
• Subject: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE / ACCESS TO SERVICES / ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS / ADVERSE SELECTION / AGENCY PROBLEMS / APPLICABLE LAW / ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION / BENCHMARK / BLOCK CONTRACTS / CAPITATION PAYMENT / CAPITATION PAYMENTS / CERVICAL CANCER / CHILD HEALTH SERVICES / CHOICE OF PROVIDERS / CLINICS / COMMUNICABLE DISEASES / COMMUNITY CARE / COMPETITION AMONG PROVIDERS / COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT / COST-EFFECTIVENESS / DECISION TREE / DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES / DELIVERY SYSTEMS / DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES / DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH / DONOR AGENCY / DRUG USERS / DRUGS / EDUCATION / EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH CARE / EXPENDITURES / EXTERNALITIES / FALSE CLAIMS / FAMILIES / FAMILY PLANNING / FEASIBILITY STUDIES / FEE-FOR-SERVICE / Finance / FINANCIAL INCENTIVE / FINANCIAL INCENTIVES / GENERAL PRACTITIONERS / Gesundheitsfinanzierung / Gesundheitskosten / Gesundheitsversorgung / GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS / GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES / Gutscheinsystem / HEALTH / HEALTH AUTHORITIES / HEALTH CARE / HEALTH CARE COSTS / HEALTH CARE NEEDS / HEALTH CARE SERVICES / HEALTH DEMAND / HEALTH EDUCATION / HEALTH EXPENDITURES / HEALTH FUNDING / HEALTH INSURANCE / HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET / HEALTH INTERVENTIONS / HEALTH NEEDS / HEALTH OUTCOMES / HEALTH SECTOR / HEALTH SERVICE / HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER / HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS / HEALTH SERVICES / HEALTH STATUS / HEALTH SYSTEM / HEALTH SYSTEMS / HOSPITALS / IMMUNIZATION / INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS / INCOME GROUPS / INEFFICIENCY / INEFFICIENT PROVIDERS / INFECTIOUS DISEASES / INFORMATION SYSTEMS / INSURANCE / INSURANCE COMPANIES / INTERVENTION / LEPROSY / LICENSES / MEDICAL CARE / Medical care -- Finance -- United States / Medical care, Cost of / Medical care, Cost of -- United States / MEDICAL EXPENSES / MEDICINES / MENTAL HEALTH / MENTAL HEALTH CARE / MORAL HAZARD / MORTALITY / NATIONAL HEALTH / OVERHEAD COSTS / PATIENT / PATIENT SATISFACTION / PATIENTS / PHARMACIES / POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES / PREGNANCY / PRICE POLICIES / PRIVATE SECTOR / PUBLIC / PUBLIC EXPENDITURE / PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH / PUBLIC HEALTH / PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES / PUBLIC RESOURCES / PUBLIC SECTOR / PUBLIC SERVICE / PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY / QUALITY OF CARE / SAVINGS / SCREENING / SEX WORKERS / SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS / SOCIAL SECURITY / SOCIAL WELFARE / SURGERY / TAX / TAX REVENUE / TRANSACTIONS COSTS / United States / USER CHARGES / VACCINATION / VACCINATIONS / WAGES
• ISBN: 0821358553, 9780821358559