scholarly journals Sources of Financing Health Care in Poland – Findings

2019 ◽  
pp. 353-364
Author(s):  
Paweł Lenio
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Insurance Premium ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Health Insurance Premium ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
Scientific Project ◽  
Financing Health Care

In the presented article scientific works published within the grant project were used. The objective of the article is to present results of the scientific research conducted by an international community of financial law researchers. The basic objective of the scientific project implemented was to establish whether Polish legal regulations determining types of public sources of financing secure the implementation of tasks within health care. From the conducted research it can be concluded that the health insurance premium constitutes the main source of financing health care in Poland. Significant sources of financing health care include budgets of local government units and state budget.

scholarly journals The Effect of Medical Test to Belief Updating and Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance Premium: Evidences from Laboratory Experiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Restiatun Massardi ◽  
Artidiatun Adji ◽  
Rimawan Pradiptyo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Insurance Premium ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Belief Updating ◽  
Medical Tests ◽  
Health Insurance Premium ◽  
Posterior Belief

Purpose: The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of the results of medical tests on three health indicators, i.e. blood pressure, cholesterol level, and blood glucose level, for belief updating and willingness to pay for health insurance. Specifically, this study examined whether individuals update their belief on their health status after being informed the results of their medical tests. This study also investigated whether there is a significant difference between the willingness to pay for the individuals who were informed about the results of their medical tests and of individuals who were not informed about the results of their medical tests. Approach: This study utilizes laboratory experiments. There are two groups in the experiments: the treatment group and the control group. The individuals in the treatment group receive information on the results of the medical tests which cover blood pressure, glucose level and cholesterol level tests. The individuals in the control group do not receive any information. We compare the willingness to pay between the treatment group and the control group. Results: There are significant differences in the value of willingness to pay for health insurance premium based on prior belief (individuals’ belief prior to the medical tests) and on posterior belief (individuals’ belief after the medical tests) between control group and treatment group. Belief updating occurs when there is a difference between prior belief and posterior belief due the presence of an event. Value: This work contributes to the better understanding about the individual decision making on health insurance purchase. Conclusion: The medical tests on blood pressure, cholesterol level, and glucose level significantly affect the willingness to pay for health insurance premium. There are significant changes in individual’s posterior belief due to the information provided by the medical tests. An individual’s willingness to pay for health insurance premium may change due to a change in his or her health status belief.

HEALTH FINANCING IN A CRISIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
L. M. RUBAEVA ◽  
◽  
D. R. KELEKHSAEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Health Financing ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Entire System ◽  
Financing Health Care

Fundamental changes in the entire system of the national economy of our country cannot but affect individual structural subdivisions of this system. In this sense, transformations in the health care sector are in no way limited to the introduction of health insurance. Health care as a branch of the national economy is a very autonomous subsystem, but still initially dependent. The article deals with the problem of financing health care in modern conditions. The analysis of the main indicators of the budget of the FFOMS is carried out, conclusions are drawn, proposals are made aimed at improving the balance of the budget of this fund.

scholarly journals Mixed Methods Research for Health Policy Development in Africa: The Case of Identifying Very Poor Households for Health Insurance Premium Exemptions in Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kennedy A. Alatinga ◽  
John J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Insurance Premium ◽  
District Health ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Health Insurance Premium

Despite the utility of applying mixed methods research to understand complex phenomenon, few studies have applied this approach to health policy and in Africa. This article illustrates the application of mixed methods research to inform health policy in Ghana with the intent of complementarity. Through an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design involving 24 focus group interviews and 417 household surveys, we developed criteria for identifying very poor households for health insurance premium exemptions in Ghana. The qualitative procedures identified communities’ concerns regarding being very poor: food insecurity, lack of seeds to sow, compromised access to education, financial insecurity, and status as unemployed widows with children. The survey findings illustrated the distribution and predictors of poverty in the Kassena-Nankana District. Based on these findings, the authors proposed a four-question survey for the Kassena-Nankana District Health Insurance Scheme to administer to determine extreme poverty. Based on these recommendations, the local government has a unique opportunity to increase the very poor’s access to and utilization of health care services.

Analysis of Private Health Insurance Premium Growth Rates

Medical Care ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1035-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Feldstein ◽  
Thomas M. Wickizer
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Private Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Premium ◽  
Health Insurance Premium
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