The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence

The document is organized as follows. Chapter two provides an introduction to the conceptual framework guiding this study. It is organized in three sections. First, it discusses the concept of universal coverage and the health schemes and programs the concept refers to. Second, it discusses the caus...

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Main Authors:	Giedion, Ursula, Andrés Alfonso, Eduardo, Díaz, Yadira
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington DC 2013
Subjects:	access to health care access to health care services access to health services access to services alternative health care ambulance ambulance service catastrophic health expenditure chronic diseases delivery of health care Description determinants of health diagnosis entitlement environmental factors expenditures exposure financial barriers financial catastrophe financial consequences financial protection financial risks gender health care health care financing health care services health care system health centre Health Coverage health expenditure health experts health facilities health insurance health insurance coverage health insurance plans Health Insurance Program health insurance schemes health interventions health needs Health Organization health outcomes health sector health service health service utilization health services health status health status indicators health system health systems health-system healthcare healthcare services high blood pressure holistic approach households illness impact evaluations income income countries income groups infant mortality insurance contributions International comparisons intervention labor market life expectancy localities low-income countries medical care medical insurance Medical Savings Accounts mental health moral hazard mortality national health Nutrition outpatient care patients pharmacy physician Placebos pocket payments population groups preventive care primary care private health insurance promoting health provision of care provision of services public health public health policies public provision Quality of Life randomized controlled trials referrals rehabilitation safety screening Social Health Insurance Social Science Social Security use of health care services use of health services
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spelling	okr-10986-133022021-04-23T14:03:07Z The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence Giedion, Ursula Andrés Alfonso, Eduardo Díaz, Yadira access to health care access to health care services access to health services access to services alternative health care ambulance ambulance service catastrophic health expenditure chronic diseases delivery of health care Description determinants of health diagnosis entitlement environmental factors expenditures exposure financial barriers financial catastrophe financial consequences financial protection financial risks gender health care health care financing health care services health care system health centre Health Coverage health expenditure health experts health facilities health insurance health insurance coverage health insurance plans Health Insurance Program health insurance schemes health interventions health needs Health Organization health outcomes health sector health service health service utilization health services health status health status indicators health system health systems health-system healthcare healthcare services high blood pressure holistic approach households illness impact evaluations income income countries income groups infant mortality insurance contributions International comparisons intervention labor market life expectancy localities low-income countries medical care medical insurance Medical Savings Accounts mental health moral hazard mortality national health Nutrition outpatient care patients pharmacy physician Placebos pocket payments population groups preventive care primary care private health insurance promoting health provision of care provision of services public health public health policies public provision Quality of Life randomized controlled trials referrals rehabilitation safety screening Social Health Insurance Social Science Social Security use of health care services use of health services The document is organized as follows. Chapter two provides an introduction to the conceptual framework guiding this study. It is organized in three sections. First, it discusses the concept of universal coverage and the health schemes and programs the concept refers to. Second, it discusses the causal link between universal coverage schemes and health-related outcome indicators. Third, it presents key methodological challenges faced by analysts wishing to evaluate the impact of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) schemes. Chapter three presents the methodology used to search, include, and evaluate the robustness of the existing literature. Chapter four presents the results of our search and inclusion criteria and describes the general characteristics of the literature reviewed. Chapter five provides an analysis of the robustness of the evidence. Chapter six synthesizes the evidence of the literature on the impact of universal coverage schemes in low-income and middle-income countries. Finally, the last chapter summarizes our findings and their policy and research implications. 2013-05-06T16:04:42Z 2013-05-06T16:04:42Z 2013-01 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13302 en_US UNICO Studies Series;No. 25 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	access to health care access to health care services access to health services access to services alternative health care ambulance ambulance service catastrophic health expenditure chronic diseases delivery of health care Description determinants of health diagnosis entitlement environmental factors expenditures exposure financial barriers financial catastrophe financial consequences financial protection financial risks gender health care health care financing health care services health care system health centre Health Coverage health expenditure health experts health facilities health insurance health insurance coverage health insurance plans Health Insurance Program health insurance schemes health interventions health needs Health Organization health outcomes health sector health service health service utilization health services health status health status indicators health system health systems health-system healthcare healthcare services high blood pressure holistic approach households illness impact evaluations income income countries income groups infant mortality insurance contributions International comparisons intervention labor market life expectancy localities low-income countries medical care medical insurance Medical Savings Accounts mental health moral hazard mortality national health Nutrition outpatient care patients pharmacy physician Placebos pocket payments population groups preventive care primary care private health insurance promoting health provision of care provision of services public health public health policies public provision Quality of Life randomized controlled trials referrals rehabilitation safety screening Social Health Insurance Social Science Social Security use of health care services use of health services
spellingShingle	access to health care access to health care services access to health services access to services alternative health care ambulance ambulance service catastrophic health expenditure chronic diseases delivery of health care Description determinants of health diagnosis entitlement environmental factors expenditures exposure financial barriers financial catastrophe financial consequences financial protection financial risks gender health care health care financing health care services health care system health centre Health Coverage health expenditure health experts health facilities health insurance health insurance coverage health insurance plans Health Insurance Program health insurance schemes health interventions health needs Health Organization health outcomes health sector health service health service utilization health services health status health status indicators health system health systems health-system healthcare healthcare services high blood pressure holistic approach households illness impact evaluations income income countries income groups infant mortality insurance contributions International comparisons intervention labor market life expectancy localities low-income countries medical care medical insurance Medical Savings Accounts mental health moral hazard mortality national health Nutrition outpatient care patients pharmacy physician Placebos pocket payments population groups preventive care primary care private health insurance promoting health provision of care provision of services public health public health policies public provision Quality of Life randomized controlled trials referrals rehabilitation safety screening Social Health Insurance Social Science Social Security use of health care services use of health services Giedion, Ursula Andrés Alfonso, Eduardo Díaz, Yadira The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
relation	UNICO Studies Series;No. 25
description	The document is organized as follows. Chapter two provides an introduction to the conceptual framework guiding this study. It is organized in three sections. First, it discusses the concept of universal coverage and the health schemes and programs the concept refers to. Second, it discusses the causal link between universal coverage schemes and health-related outcome indicators. Third, it presents key methodological challenges faced by analysts wishing to evaluate the impact of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) schemes. Chapter three presents the methodology used to search, include, and evaluate the robustness of the existing literature. Chapter four presents the results of our search and inclusion criteria and describes the general characteristics of the literature reviewed. Chapter five provides an analysis of the robustness of the evidence. Chapter six synthesizes the evidence of the literature on the impact of universal coverage schemes in low-income and middle-income countries. Finally, the last chapter summarizes our findings and their policy and research implications.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	Giedion, Ursula Andrés Alfonso, Eduardo Díaz, Yadira
author_facet	Giedion, Ursula Andrés Alfonso, Eduardo Díaz, Yadira
author_sort	Giedion, Ursula
title	The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
title_short	The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
title_full	The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
title_fullStr	The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Universal Coverage Schemes in the Developing World : A Review of the Existing Evidence
title_sort	impact of universal coverage schemes in the developing world : a review of the existing evidence
publisher	World Bank, Washington DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13302
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