Country: Germany
Organization: University of Heidelberg
Start date: 1 May 2023
End date: 12 May 2023
Registration deadline: 28 Apr 2023
Course Topics
- Health economics theory relevant to health financing
- The role of health financing in a health system
- Basic health financing functions (collection, pooling, purchasing)
- Historical development in health financing in low and middle income countries: from free health care to user fees to social health protection
- Concept and practice of Universal Health Coverage – health financing and equity considerations
- Universal Health Coverage and the Migration/Refugee Crisis
- Health insurance development in high and low middle income countries: micro-health insurance, tax-based insurance, social health insurance
- Innovative purchasing options in the health sector: from passive to strategic purchasing
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Recognise the positive and normative foundations of health care financing, with specific reference to the discourse on health systems reform, universal health coverage and equity
- Differentiate health financing functions and models in any given health system context.
- Compare and analyse the basic features of health care financing mechanisms in high-, middle-, and low-income countries, including situations pertaining to migrant and refugee crises
- Critically appraise the roles of the public and private sector in health care financing in different contexts
- Differentiate the tools used in the development and assessment of financing mechanisms and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses
- Compare and appraise the value of alternative viable health financing options to answer health system challenges in their respective countries
How to register
https://application.iph.emundus.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=1079