Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior?
After an economic crisis in Argentina in 2001 plunged millions of people there into poverty and worsened health outcomes, especially for women and children, the government crafted a new, national plan for a provincial health insurance program for t...
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okr-10986-233432021-04-23T14:04:14Z Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? World Bank INSURANCE FEES PROJECTS HEALTH INSURANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH HEALTH RESULTS PILL EVALUATION MOTHER TETANUS PREGNANT WOMEN DYING CHILDREN MENSTRUATION POVERTY FEMALE DEATHS ALL ADOLESCENTS PATIENTS PREGNANCY BIRTH HEALTH RECORDS WEIGHT BIRTHS PRENATAL CARE BIRTH CONTROL EFFECTS NUTRITION BUDGETS OLDER CHILDREN INTERVENTION CARE WOMEN TREATMENT ABUSE HEALTH INDICATORS CLINICS HEALTH WORKERS INCENTIVES PREMATURE BIRTH PATIENT DESIGN SMOKING HEALTH CARE WORKERS WORKERS HEALTH CARE NEWBORN HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH BIRTH WEIGHT COSTS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL RECORDS SERVICES MEDICAL CARE DOCTOR BIRTHWEIGHT VACCINE SERVICE PRIMARY CARE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT After an economic crisis in Argentina in 2001 plunged millions of people there into poverty and worsened health outcomes, especially for women and children, the government crafted a new, national plan for a provincial health insurance program for the poor. The program, called Plan Nacer, was specifically designed for pregnant women without health coverage and children up to the age of six (the program has since been expanded to include other groups). Under the program, which was launched in 2005, the national government transfers money to the provinces to use for health services, basing part of the payment on how well the province has done at meeting certain health indicators. An evaluation of the program found that setting up the financial incentives this way led to an improvement in health care, as measured by a drop in low birth weight babies and a decline in newborn deaths. As the results of this impact evaluation show, temporary incentives are an effective way to motivate health care workers to change their routines so that ultimately, they’re providing better care for the people they’re tasked to serve. The results will be particularly useful to policy makers looking to make long-term changes more cheaply than traditional pay-for-performance programs. Nevertheless, the results also highlight the challenge of improving birth outcomes for high-risk populations. As researchers continue to search for innovative ways to help the world’s poor, the lessons from this intervention underscore the importance of providing solutions that specifically target those who need it most. 2015-12-14T22:24:54Z 2015-12-14T22:24:54Z 2015-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25130485/argentina-can-short-term-incentives-change-long-term-behavior http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23343 English en_US From evidence to policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Argentina |
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INSURANCE FEES PROJECTS HEALTH INSURANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH HEALTH RESULTS PILL EVALUATION MOTHER TETANUS PREGNANT WOMEN DYING CHILDREN MENSTRUATION POVERTY FEMALE DEATHS ALL ADOLESCENTS PATIENTS PREGNANCY BIRTH HEALTH RECORDS WEIGHT BIRTHS PRENATAL CARE BIRTH CONTROL EFFECTS NUTRITION BUDGETS OLDER CHILDREN INTERVENTION CARE WOMEN TREATMENT ABUSE HEALTH INDICATORS CLINICS HEALTH WORKERS INCENTIVES PREMATURE BIRTH PATIENT DESIGN SMOKING HEALTH CARE WORKERS WORKERS HEALTH CARE NEWBORN HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH BIRTH WEIGHT COSTS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL RECORDS SERVICES MEDICAL CARE DOCTOR BIRTHWEIGHT VACCINE SERVICE PRIMARY CARE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT |
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INSURANCE FEES PROJECTS HEALTH INSURANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH HEALTH RESULTS PILL EVALUATION MOTHER TETANUS PREGNANT WOMEN DYING CHILDREN MENSTRUATION POVERTY FEMALE DEATHS ALL ADOLESCENTS PATIENTS PREGNANCY BIRTH HEALTH RECORDS WEIGHT BIRTHS PRENATAL CARE BIRTH CONTROL EFFECTS NUTRITION BUDGETS OLDER CHILDREN INTERVENTION CARE WOMEN TREATMENT ABUSE HEALTH INDICATORS CLINICS HEALTH WORKERS INCENTIVES PREMATURE BIRTH PATIENT DESIGN SMOKING HEALTH CARE WORKERS WORKERS HEALTH CARE NEWBORN HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH BIRTH WEIGHT COSTS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL RECORDS SERVICES MEDICAL CARE DOCTOR BIRTHWEIGHT VACCINE SERVICE PRIMARY CARE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT World Bank Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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After an economic crisis in Argentina in
2001 plunged millions of people there into poverty and
worsened health outcomes, especially for women and children,
the government crafted a new, national plan for a provincial
health insurance program for the poor. The program, called
Plan Nacer, was specifically designed for pregnant women
without health coverage and children up to the age of six
(the program has since been expanded to include other
groups). Under the program, which was launched in 2005, the
national government transfers money to the provinces to use
for health services, basing part of the payment on how well
the province has done at meeting certain health indicators.
An evaluation of the program found that setting up the
financial incentives this way led to an improvement in
health care, as measured by a drop in low birth weight
babies and a decline in newborn deaths. As the results of
this impact evaluation show, temporary incentives are an
effective way to motivate health care workers to change
their routines so that ultimately, they’re providing better
care for the people they’re tasked to serve. The results
will be particularly useful to policy makers looking to make
long-term changes more cheaply than traditional
pay-for-performance programs. Nevertheless, the results also
highlight the challenge of improving birth outcomes for
high-risk populations. As researchers continue to search for
innovative ways to help the world’s poor, the lessons from
this intervention underscore the importance of providing
solutions that specifically target those who need it most. |
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Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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Argentina : Can Short Term Incentives Change Long Term Behavior? |
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argentina : can short term incentives change long term behavior? |
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