Moving toward universal coverage of social health insurance in Vietnam : assessment and options (English)

To address the growth in resultant out-of-pocket (OOP) payments and associated problems of financial barriers to access, the government issued several policies aimed at expanding coverage throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly for the poor and other vulnerable groups. Universal coverage (UC) can be an elusive concept and is about three objectives: (a) equity (linking care to need, and not to ability to pay); (b) financial protection (ensuring...

Document also available in : Vietnamese

DETAILS

Author

Dao,Huong Lan;

Fuenzalida,Hernan Luis;

Hurt,Kari L.;

Somanathan,Aparnaa;

Tandon,Ajay;
Document Date
2014/06/20
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
89066
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Viet Nam,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2014/07/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Moving toward universal coverage of social health insurance in Vietnam : assessment and options
Keywords
benefit package

Citation

Dao,Huong Lan; Fuenzalida,Hernan Luis; Hurt,Kari L.; Somanathan,Aparnaa; Tandon,Ajay.

Moving toward universal coverage of social health insurance in Vietnam : assessment and options (English). Directions in development|human development Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/383151468138892428

See more details

Moving toward universal coverage of social health insurance in Vietnam : assessment and options (English)

DETAILS

Citation

RELATED LINKS

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS