Health Systems Financing
About this course

Overview

How a health system is financed decides what care reaches the front line, whatever the policy says. This covers NHI, medical scheme regulation, and the financing mechanics that move money from its source to a service someone actually receives.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Describe the main health financing functions
  • Compare tax, insurance, and out-of-pocket funding
  • Explain provider payment mechanisms
  • Interpret national health insurance proposals
  • Connect financing decisions to frontline care
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Explain how health systems are financed
  • Compare revenue collection and pooling models
  • Understand purchasing and provider payment
  • Assess national health insurance mechanics
  • Link financing choices to service delivery
Course content

Modules

01

Health financing functions

Revenue collection, pooling, and purchasing as core functions.

02

Revenue and pooling

Covers how funds are raised and pooled to spread risk.

03

Purchasing and provider payment

Examines how payment mechanisms shape provider behaviour.

04

National health insurance

The mechanics and design choices behind NHI models.

05

Medical aid regulation

The regulation of private medical schemes and coverage.

06

Financing and access

Links financing design to equity and access at the front line.

Who it is for

Target audience

Health system managers, policy and finance staff, and regulators involved in health financing and coverage.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A health management, policy or finance role.

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