Universal Health Coverage
An Analysis of Alternative Policy for Health Care Spending in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13072151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ali Md Mohoshin (Ministry of Public Administration, corresponding author), Shamima Akter (0000-0001-9304-9660, Ministry of Public Administration) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 46-68 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Positive Practices (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2247-6571 • E-ISSN: 1582-8344 |
| Publisher | ADPSE Catalactica Bucuresti (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35782/jcpp.2021.2.04 |
| OpenAlex | W3181415911 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Health care spending is one of the crucial elements for ensuring universal health coverage in Bangladesh. The main purpose of the policy analysis report is to find out policy option of health care spending for ensuring universal health coverage in Bangladesh by 2030. The underlying objectives of the study are to examine the effectiveness of existing national health policy to ensure universal health coverage for the people of Bangladesh, to evaluate the current health care spending and to develop alternative policy for ensuring universal health coverage 2030. The policy analysis report has been prepared based on identifying the policy problems from the existing content, document research and organizational records and in doing so the multi-goal policy analysis approach and the criteria of measurement set against the goals and objectives of the policy. Data and information of this policy analysis have been accumulated and presented from various secondary sources. The major findings of the policy analysis can be noted that the policy alternative as policy intervention as such introducing multiple health protection schemes and create health protection fund especially for the people living below poverty line for ensuring universal health coverage in Bangladesh and thereby the household out of pocket expenditure will decrease significantly. Therefore, it is suggested and can be implemented in the whole countryfor the sake of ensuring universal health coverage and make accessible of quality health services to the people of Bangladesh. It is also recommended that Bangladesh needs to introduce the health protection schemes at least for the people living below poverty line and the people working in the formal sector
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · HRHIS · Policy analysis · Political science · Poverty · Public economics · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Public Administration · Health Policy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |