Universal coverage challenges require health system approaches; the case of India

Health Policy

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 269-277

  Duran, Antonio ^a   Kutzin, Joseph ^b   Menabde, Nata ^c  

^a Tecnicas de Salud   (Spain)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c WHO Country Office   (India)

Author keywords

Health system; Health system functions; India; Universal Health Coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDIA; POLICY MAKING; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84892675635     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. World Health Organization The World Health Report 2010: health system financing; the path to Universal Health Coverage 2011, WHO, Geneva.
2. Kutzin J. Anything goes on the path to Universal Health Coverage? No. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2012, 90:867-868.
3. Coelho V., Shankland A. Making the right to health a reality for Brazil's indigenous peoples: innovation, decentralization and equity. MEDICC Review 2011, 13(July (3)):50-53.
4. Kutzin J., Ibraimova A., Jakab M., O'Dougherty S. Bismarck meets Beveridge on the Silk Road: coordinating funding sources to create a universal health financing system in Kyrgyzstan. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2009, 87:549-554. 10.2471/BLT.07.049544.
5. Knaul F., Frenk J. Health insurance in Mexico: achieving Universal Coverage through structural reform. Health Affairs 2005, 24:61467-61476.
6. Somkotra T. Measurement and explanation of horizontal (in)equity in health care utilization among Thais after universal coverage policy implementation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 2011, 23(November (6)):980-995. [Epub 2010 May 10].
7. Baeza C., Packard T. Beyond survival: protecting households from health shocks in Latin America 2006, World Bank, Washington, DC.
8. Knaul F., González-Pier E., Gómez-Dantés O., García-Junco D., Arreola-Ornelas H., Barraza-Lloréns M., et al. The quest for Universal Health Coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico. Lancet 2012, [published online 16.08.12]. 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61068-X.
9. La Forgia G., Nagpal S. Government-sponsored health insurance in India: are you covered? 2012, World Bank, Washington, DC.
10. National Rural Health Mission Meeting people's health needs in rural areas, framework for implementation 2005-2012 2012, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Delhi, http://jknrhm.com/Guideline/Frame_Work.pdf [retrieved September 2012].
11. Palacios R., Das J., Sun C. A new approach to providing health insurance to the poor in India: the early experience of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna in India's health insurance scheme for the poor, evidence from the early experience of the RSBY 2011, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi.
12. Planning Commission of India. Health chapter 12th plan. Delhi; December 12, 2012.
13. Nagpal S. Expanding health coverage for vulnerable groups in India. UNICO studies series no. 13 2013, The World Bank, Washington, DC.
14. NRHM 6th common review mission report 2012.
15. UNICEF and Center for Budget Governance and Accountability, December, National Rural Health Mission, Budgeting for Change Series 2011, Delhi, 7-19 2011, http://www.cbgaindia.org/files/working_papers/NRHM.pdf.
16. Times of India, August 30, 2013, Court seeks NRHM expenditure report 2013, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Court-seeks-NRHM-expenditure-report/articleshow/22150688.cms.
17. Das J., Leino J. Evaluating the RSBY: lessons from an experimental information campaign. Economic and Political Weekly 2011, xlvi(August (32)):85-93.
18. Grover S., Palacios R. The first two years of RSBY in Delhi. India's health insurance scheme for the poor: evidence from the early experience of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana 2011, 153-188. Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India. R. Palacios, J. Das, C. Sun (Eds.).
19. Oxfam Universal Health Coverage: why health insurance schemes are leaving the poor behind. Oxfam briefing paper 176 2013, http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp176-universal-health-coverage-091013-en_.pdf.
20. Balooni K., Gangopadhyay K., Turakhia S., Karthik R.G. Challenges in the sustainability of a targeted health care initiative in India. IIM Kozhikode Society and Management Review 2012, 1(1):21-32.
21. Sinha K. Unnecessary procedures on the rise in govt hospitals too: report'. The Times of India 2012, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-15/india/34471569_1_health-insurance-rsby-health-care [online 15.10.12].
22. HLEG High level expert group on Universal Health Coverage, Report, Delhi 2011, 9.
23. World Health Organization The World Health Report 2000: health systems; improving performance, Geneva 2001.
24. Duran A., Kutzin J., Martin J.M., Travis P. Understanding health systems: scope, functions and objectives. Health systems: health, wealth, society and well-being 2011, 19-37. Open University Press, McGraw Hill, New York. M. McKee, J. Figueras (Eds.).
25. Government of India State of the economy and prospects. Economic survey 2012-13 2013, 13. http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2012-13/echap-01.pdf [chapter 1].
26. HLEG High level expert group on Universal Health Coverage, Report, Delhi 2011, 99.
27. HLEG High level expert group on Universal Health Coverage, Report, Delhi 2011, 110.
28. Sen B. Securing the right to health for all in India. Lancet 2011, 1. [Published online 12.01.11]. 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62182-4.
29. Hasnain Z., Manning N., Pierskalla J.H. Performance-related pay in the public sector, a review of theory and evidence. Policy Research Working Paper 6043 2012.
30. World Bank Result based financing for health 2013, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/AHF-results-based-financing.pdf.
31. Snyder L., Neubauer R.L. Pay-for-performance principles that promote patient-centered care: an ethics manifesto (abstract). Annals of Internal Medicine 2007, 147(December (11)):792-794. American College of Physicians Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee, PMID: 18056664 [retrieved 31.03.08].
32. Damberg C.L., Raube K., Teleki S.S., Dela Cruz E. Taking stock of pay-for-performance: a candid assessment from the front lines. Health Affairs (Millwood) 2009, 28(March-April (2)):517-525. 10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.517.
33. OECD Health data 2011, OECD, Paris.
34. World Health Organization World health statistics 2011, WHO, Geneva.
35. HLEG High level expert group on Universal Health Coverage, Report, Delhi 2011, 120.
36. Harvard Business School Hospital pioneers new model 2009, http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4585.html [accessed 01.06.11].
37. The Economist. Squeezing the doctor - The future of medicine; June 2nd, 2012. p. 26.
38. KPMG and ASSOCHAM Emerging trends in healthcare: a journey from bench to bedside, 2011, 17 February, quoting Firstcall Research 2011, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited Company Research Report. Q2.
39. McKinsey and Company. India Healthcare. New Delhi; December 2012.
40. Duran A., Kutzin J. Financing of public health services and programs: time to look into the black box. Implementing health financing reform; lessons from countries in transition 2010, 247-269. WHO on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. J. Kutzin, C. Cashin, M. Jakab (Eds.).
41. Kutzin J., Cashin C., Jakab M., Fidler A., Menabde N. Implementing health financing reform in CE/EECCA countries: synthesis and lessons learned. Implementing health financing reform: lessons from countries in transition 2010, World Health Organization, on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Copenhagen, Denmark. J. Kutzin, C. Cashin, M. Jakab (Eds.).
42. Liu X., O'Dougherty S. Purchasing priority public health services. HNP discussion paper, the World Bank's resource allocation and purchasing project 2004.
43. Atun R., Bennett S., Duran A. When do vertical (stand-alone) programs have a place in health systems? Policy Brief, Health Systems and Policy Analysis, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels 2008, http://www.who.int/management/district/services/WhenDoVerticalProgrammesPlaceHealthSystems.pdf.
44. Duran A., Khot A. Strengthening the health system to better confront non-communicable diseases in india. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2011, 36(December (Supplement)):32-37.
45. NCHRH Government of India 2011, http://164.100.47.5/newcommittee/press_release/bill/Committee%20on%20Health%20and%20Family%20Welfare/nationl%20com%20humn.pdf.
46. Rao M., Rao K.D., Kumar A.K.S., Chatterjee M., Sundararaman T. Human resources for health in India 2011, [published online 12.01.11]. 10.1016/S0140-6736(10) 61888-0.
47. Government of India Press information bureau 2013, http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=96173.
48. Rens A. Collateral damage: the impact of ACTA and the enforcement agenda on the world's poorest people. PIJIP research paper no. 5 2010, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC.
49. Government of India Annual report to the people on health 2010, 21. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
50. Times of India. ; March 17, 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-17/india/29138413_1_aiims-like-institutions-mbbs-seats-medical-colleges.
51. Constitution of India. Part IV: directive principles of state policy. ; 1949 [consulted 01.06.12]. http://india.gov.in/govt/constitutions_of_india.php.
52. Sen G. Universal Health Coverage in India; a long and winding road. Economic and Political Weekly 2012, xlvi(February (8)):45-52.
53. Transparency International The 2011 corruption perceptions index 2012, Transparency International, Berlin, http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011 [accessed 01.06.12].
54. Sudarshan H., Prashanth N.S. Good governance in health care: the Karnataka experience. Lancet 2011, 6736(10):12-14. [published online 12.01.11]. 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62041-7.
55. Govt.of India The clinical establishment (registration and regulation) act 2010, http://clinicalestablishments.nic.in/.
56. Preston S. Causes and consequences of mortality declines in less developed countries in the twentieth century. Population and economic change in developing countries 1980, University of Chicago Press, Chicago. A. Richard, Easterlin (Eds.).
57. Planning Commission of India. Health chapter 12th plan, Delhi; December 12, 2012.
58. Ma S., Sood N. A Comparison of the health systems in China and India, RAND Center for Asia Pacific. India's public health system: how well does it function at the national level?" World Bank, policy research working paper no. 3447, November 1, 2004 2008, 32. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17207220/expanding-health-coverage-vulnerable-groups-india. M. Das Gupta, M. Rani (Eds.).
59. Jha P., Laxminarayan R. Choosing health: an entitlement for all Indians 2009, 38-40. CGHR, University of Toronto, Toronto and New Delhi.
60. Hill K., Lopez A., Shibuya K., Jha P. Interim measures for meeting needs for health sector data: births, deaths, and causes of death. Lancet 2007, 370:1744-1746.
61. Times of India. ; March 18, 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Telemedicine-set-to-boost-health%20services/articleshow/12310829.cms.
62. Reddy K., Patel V., Jha P., Paul V., Shiva-Kumar A., Dandona L. Towards achievement of universal health care in India by 2020: a call to action 2011, [published online 12.01.11]. 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61960-5.
63. HLEG High level expert group on Universal Health Coverage, report, Delhi 2011.
64. WHO India Country Office Country cooperation strategy between the Government of India and the Office of the World Health Organization for India 2012-17 2012, WHO and GoI, Delhi, http://www.who.int/countryfocus/cooperation_strategy/ccs_ind_en.pdf.
65. Roberts M., Hsiao W., Berman P., Reich M. Getting health reform right 2004, Oxford University Press, New York.
66. Docteur E., Oxley H. Health-system reform: lessons from experience. Towards high-performing health systems: policy studies 2004, OECD, Paris, [chapter 1].
67. Hurst J. Effective ways to realise policy reforms in health systems. OECD health working papers no. 51 2010, OECD, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5kmh377l4n9x-en.
68. Walt G., Gilson L. Reforming the health sector in developing countries. Health Policy and Planning 1994, 9(4):353-370.
69. European health care reform, analysis of current strategies 1996, WHO European Regional Office, Copenhagen. R. Saltman, J. Figueras (Eds.).
70. Olson M. The logic of collective action; public goods and the theory of groups 1965, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
71. Oxman A.D., Bjørndal A., Flottorp S.A., Lewin S., Lindahl A.K. Integrated health care for people with chronic condition. A policy brief 2008, 17. Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo.
72. Governing public hospitals; reform strategies and the movement towards institutional autonomy 2011, 13-35. World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Brussels. R.B. Saltman, A. Duran, H.F.W. Dubois (Eds.).
73. Government of India Right to information act (Act No. 22 of 2005) [As modified up to 1st February, 2011] 2005, Ministry of Law and Justice, http://rti.gov.in/rti-act.pdf.