Theme: Healthcare Finance

In this paper, we propose an analytical framework that provides an overview of the various actors and processes involved in financing, purchasing, provision and provider payments.

In India, nearly 65% of the healthcare spending is out of pocket by individuals. The remaining 35% is highly fragmented and comes from a number of central and state government funds, and insurance companies. The unprecedented healthcare crisis caused by the pandemic has brought a number of concerns about the effectiveness and sustainability of the healthcare system to the forefront.

In this piece, we revisit Enthoven’s principles and propose a broader definition of the concept of managed competition in order that it may encompass other countries’ experiences that do not conform to a strict application of Enthoven’s concept.

Based on a study of the theoretical and empirical literature, we conclude with a set of hypotheses that looks at how demand for health insurance can be fostered by targeting both the components of demand (intention and action), through well-designed awareness measures and nudges to overcome the various behavioural biases involved.

In this blog post, we analyse Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance and its lessons for health systems design.

This note discusses how Community Based Health Insurance can improve access to healthcare and financial protection for vulnerable low- and middle-income populations

In this post, we closely examine how the Israeli health system is financed

In this paper, we explore how India’s growing CHI segment can be used to deliver adequate financial protection and good health outcomes

In this post, we look at National Health Mission scheme and its rigid fund devolution architecture

In this research brief, we seek to explore the differences in healthcare expenditure between States in greater depth. We study the differences in budgetary allocations for healthcare between States as a proportion of State GDP and as a portion of total expenditure overall.