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...

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spelling okr-10986-284152021-04-23T14:04:47Z How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova? World Bank 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 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). 2017-09-27T17:50:50Z 2017-09-27T17:50:50Z 2015-05-20 Policy Note 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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28415 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
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How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Moldova
description 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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author World Bank
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title How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
title_short How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
title_full How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
title_fullStr How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
title_full_unstemmed How to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Payments in the Health Sector in Moldova?
title_sort how to reduce out-of-pocket payments in the health sector in moldova?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url 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
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28415
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