Social Protection in Health

The main objective of this note is to outline the issues that need to be considered at the planning stage; and to analyze what are the options for Government of Pakistan (GOP) to consider extending social protection to health. Because the potential beneficiaries also access publicly?financed services from the public health sector, and because they are a large share of the supposed target beneficiaries of parallel initiatives financed by the Government, the Bank recommends that a team, including members from Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of health and the provincial governments be formed to discuss pros and cons of alternative design features. The Bank will be pleased to support this effort. This is the first of the policy note series on social protection in health by South Asia Human Development Sector (SASHD). Policy note dilates the essential principles and critical issues in the design of a social health insurance model and also presents various options available to extend health insurance to the target population (poor and vulnerable).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ADVERSE SELECTION, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COSTS OF HEALTH CARE, DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, DIAGNOSTIC TEST, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, GENDER, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SPECIALIST, HEALTH SPENDING, HOSPITALIZATION, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATION, INCOME, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INPATIENT CARE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE FUNDS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE SYSTEMS, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR MARKET, MORAL HAZARD, NATIONAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, OUTPATIENT CARE, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, PATIENT, PATIENT INFORMATION, POSTNATAL CARE, PREGNANCY, PREVENTIVE CARE, PRIMARY CARE, PRIVATE HOSPITALS, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PROVIDER PAYMENT, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC SECTOR, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE, SOCIAL WELFARE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/719621468145472804/Social-protection-in-health-what-are-the-options-for-Pakistan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27426
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