How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?

Out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) are direct (at the point of service) financial contributions or co-payments by patients and their families associated with consumption of medical products (such as medicines) and/or services. They can be formal as well as informal payments. Together with taxation, social and private health insurance contributions, they constitute the main sources of financing for medical products and services in all countries of the world. This policy note looks at prevalence and trends of OOPs in Moldova during 2007-2013, evaluates their impact on the population’s economic well-being (section two), identifies key drivers of the current OOPs (section three), and, based on the analysis, suggests several policy options for government’s consideration (section four).

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-05-20
Subjects:PHARMACY, LIVING STANDARDS, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, EMPLOYMENT, RISKS, FINANCING, SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM, ANTENATAL CARE, INCOME, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, DOCTORS, MARGINAL COST, HEALTH ECONOMICS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ECONOMIC REVIEW, PRIMARY CARE, MONITORING, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, FINANCIAL PROTECTION, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH, EQUILIBRIUM, INFORMAL PAYMENTS, PRIVATE INSURANCE, DENTISTRY, POCKET PAYMENTS, INSURANCE PACKAGE, COST OF PHARMACEUTICALS, HEALTH FACILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, HEALTH SECTOR, INSURANCE FUNDS, PHARMACIES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH, COSTS, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, PRESCRIPTION PRACTICES, PATIENTS, PATIENT, DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES, CATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURES, PROBABILITY, HEALTH SYSTEMS, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE, AGING, SOCIAL INSURANCE, NURSES, MIGRATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, DRUG CONSUMPTION, MEDICAL CARE, PRICE ELASTICITY, HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HOSPITAL SERVICES, SCREENING, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, HEALTH NEEDS, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, INSURANCE COVERAGE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, HEALTH SPENDING, REIMBURSEMENT RATES, UNEMPLOYMENT, EQUITY, WORKERS, SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE, MEDICAL GOODS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, HEALTH SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION, SURVEILLANCE, CARE, HEALTH POLICY, MEDICAL SERVICES, SHARE OF HEALTH EXPENDITURE, DEMAND, HEALTH OUTCOMES, INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURES, HEALTH CARE FINANCING, FINANCIAL BARRIERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, BEDS, CARE SYSTEMS, QUALITY CONTROL, INSURANCE SYSTEM, PUBLIC PROVISION, INTERNET, NATIONAL HEALTH, DEMAND FOR INSURANCE, HEALTH SYSTEM, INSURANCE, OUTPATIENT CARE, DEMANDS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, MEDICAL STAFF, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, CHILDREN, RISK, HEALTH FOR ALL, HEALTH PROVIDERS, DEMAND FOR HEALTH, POVERTY, HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, ILLNESS, PRIVATE PHARMACIES, ABILITY TO PAY, INDUCED DEMAND, HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS, POPULATION, HOSPITAL BEDS, FINANCIAL RISK, STRATEGY, FEES, PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH SERVICES, FAMILIES, MEDICINES, HEALTH FINANCING, HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION, CERTIFICATION, MEDICAL FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, HEALTH SERVICE, CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, IMPLEMENTATION, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, BED LINEN, PUBLIC HOSPITAL, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/981401500274985420/How-to-reduce-Out-of-Pocket-Payments-OOPs-in-the-health-sector-in-Moldova-policy-note-health-financing
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28415
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