HEALTH FINANCING AND INSURANCE
Equitable and efficient health system requires universal financial protection
As health policy makers work to improve health at the domestic and global level, health financing, insurance, and financial protection play a critical role in the conversation. Current approaches to reform are limited in scope, accounting for catastrophic and out-of-pocket expenditures but falling short of fully considering one’s health and economic security. Rather, a broader, multidimensional financial protection profile underscores the importance for sustainable health financing and universal health insurance coverage worldwide. We need a financial protection framework that is holistic and understands the larger context of health spending.
