Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation

Many developing countries face a critical gap between the demand for health care services and their supply. Public resources often fall short of what is needed to provide universal health care, and the typical incentive structure in the public sect...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGING CERTIFICATION CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACEPTIVES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS NURSING OCCUPANCY PATIENTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY STANDARDS RADIOLOGY REHABILITATION RISK SHARING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY PRIVATE HEALTH CARE POLICY FRAMEWORK PRIVATE ENTITIES SERVICE DELIVERY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BUILDING RENOVATION EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PLANNING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2615787/private-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11295

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spelling	okr-10986-112952021-04-23T14:02:54Z Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation World Bank AGING CERTIFICATION CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACEPTIVES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS NURSING OCCUPANCY PATIENTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY STANDARDS RADIOLOGY REHABILITATION RISK SHARING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY PRIVATE HEALTH CARE POLICY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE ENTITIES SERVICE DELIVERY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BUILDING RENOVATION EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PLANNING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE Many developing countries face a critical gap between the demand for health care services and their supply. Public resources often fall short of what is needed to provide universal health care, and the typical incentive structure in the public sector may not always be conducive to expanding access, improving the quality of care, and ensuring efficient use of limited funding and expertise. This Note defines options for mobilizing private resources to achieve public health objectives. A government seeking to encourage private participation in health care provision can choose among six basic policy and regulatory options that vary widely in the risks and responsibilities borne by the private (for-profit or nonprofit) entity. At one end of the spectrum the private sector takes on limited responsibilities while the public sector remains the primary provider of health care services. At the other, the government establishes a policy environment in which qualified private entities may freely enter and exit the health care market. In this option private providers assume the full risks and responsibilities associated with service provision, and the public sector limits its role to regulation. 2012-08-13T14:40:57Z 2012-08-13T14:40:57Z 2003-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2615787/private-health Viewpoint. -- Note no. 264 (June 2003) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11295 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	AGING CERTIFICATION CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACEPTIVES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS NURSING OCCUPANCY PATIENTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY STANDARDS RADIOLOGY REHABILITATION RISK SHARING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY PRIVATE HEALTH CARE POLICY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE ENTITIES SERVICE DELIVERY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BUILDING RENOVATION EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PLANNING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
spellingShingle	AGING CERTIFICATION CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTRACEPTIVES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EMPLOYMENT FAMILY PLANNING HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVISION HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL BUILDINGS HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALS NURSING OCCUPANCY PATIENTS POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY STANDARDS RADIOLOGY REHABILITATION RISK SHARING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SERVICE DELIVERY PRIVATE HEALTH CARE POLICY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC SECTOR PRIVATE ENTITIES SERVICE DELIVERY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BUILDING RENOVATION EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION PLANNING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE World Bank Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
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description	Many developing countries face a critical gap between the demand for health care services and their supply. Public resources often fall short of what is needed to provide universal health care, and the typical incentive structure in the public sector may not always be conducive to expanding access, improving the quality of care, and ensuring efficient use of limited funding and expertise. This Note defines options for mobilizing private resources to achieve public health objectives. A government seeking to encourage private participation in health care provision can choose among six basic policy and regulatory options that vary widely in the risks and responsibilities borne by the private (for-profit or nonprofit) entity. At one end of the spectrum the private sector takes on limited responsibilities while the public sector remains the primary provider of health care services. At the other, the government establishes a policy environment in which qualified private entities may freely enter and exit the health care market. In this option private providers assume the full risks and responsibilities associated with service provision, and the public sector limits its role to regulation.
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title	Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
title_short	Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
title_full	Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
title_fullStr	Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
title_full_unstemmed	Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
title_sort	private health : policy and regulatory options for private participation
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2615787/private-health http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11295
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Private Health : Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation

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