Paying for health learning from international experience in health financing edited by Jonathan Cylus, Rebecca Forman, Nathan Shuftan, Elias Mossialos, Peter C. Smith

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cylus, Jonathan, editor.

Forman, Rebecca (Technical officer), editor.

Shuftan, Nathan, editor.

Mossialos, Elias, editor.

Smith, Peter (Peter C.), editor.

Series:

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Finance.

Medical care.

Medical economics.

Economics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Economics, Medical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Health care financing is key in defining interactions between providers and the general population. It determines who is required to pay for care, how much they pay, and what types of services patients can receive. It also helps shape markets for health service providers and innovations in service delivery, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Paying for Health brings together insights from over 50 global experts to provide a vital analysis of health care financing around the world, explaining issues related to funding both health and social care. It explores key aspects of health financing, delving into critical policy questions and examining strategies that shape sustainable, effective health systems. Offering real-world examples and evidence-based insights, this essential volume equips policymakers, researchers, and health leaders with the tools to design financing systems that drive progress now and in the future towards universal health coverage"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

General taxation and social health insurance / Ajay Tandon, Christoph Kurowski, David B. Evans

Community-based health insurance / Lucy Kanya, Manuela De Allegri, Valéry Ridde

Voluntary health insurance / Anna Sagan, Sarah Thomson

Official development assistance for health / Azusa Sato

Approaches to risk pooling / Sophie Witter, Joseph Kutzin, Susan Sparkes

Setting a health benefits package / Michael Drummond, Aleksandra Torbica, Jonas Schreyögg

Decommissioning/disinvestment : reducing the provision of low-value care / Michael Anderson, Humza Malik, Elias Mossialos

User charges / Jonathan Cylus, Riya Doshi, Sarah Thomson, Tamás Evetovits

Long-term care : its financing and provision / Tiago Cravo Oliveira Hashiguchi, Ana Llena-Nozal, Michael Mueller, José Carlos Ortega Regalado, Eileen Rocard, Francesca Colombo

Paying for primary care / Anne Sophie Oxholm, Anthony Scott

Methods for paying hospitals / Stephen Duckett, Andrew Street, Chris Walters

Informal payments in health care / Sara Allin, Ilias Kyriopoulos, Iva Parvanova

Paying for medicines / Nicole Mauer, Daniela Moye Holz, Sabine Vogler, Dimitra Panteli

Paying for integrated care / Søren Rud Kristensen, Ewout van Ginneken, Matthew Sutton

Balancing incentives to promote quality of care and improve long-term care / Ruth Waitzberg, Sharona Tsadok Rosenbluth

From vertical to horizontal priority-setting : funding and procurement mechanisms / Ranjeeta Thomas, Kalipso Chalkidou

Financing pandemic preparedness / Susan Sparkes, Andrew Mirelman, Alexandra Earle, Ankur Rakesh, Jonathan Abrahams

Antibiotics as global public goods / Matthew Renwick

Financing innovation for neglected diseases / Marisa Miraldo, Mujaheed Shaikh, Mohamed Gad

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 21, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Paying for health

ISBN:

9781009746274

1009746278

OCLC:

1591518141

Access Restriction:

Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access