Background

Improving the quality of care for people with chronic conditions is central to advancing universal health coverage, given the large burden of premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases.

Goal

To describe experiences with purchasing arrangements and payment methods and how they have been used to improve quality and better health outcomes for people with chronic conditions.

Methods

Background

Extending access and improving quality of long-term care (LTC) services are sound public investments that can result in economic and societal benefits. However, financing long-term care poses challenges. There is a need to better understand how countries can establish financing systems for long-term care to ensure that older people get needed care without falling into financial hardship.

Goals 

Background

Population ageing is occurring globally as a result of rising life expectancies coupled with lower fertility and mortality rates.

Background

Background

Implementing universal health coverage (UHC) implies ensuring access and financial coverage for care for older persons. In Phase 1 of this research on pricing health care services, we found very different systems in place for financing and access to benefits for services for older persons in comparison with health services. Phase 2 focuses on the organization and financing of long-term care services, and the systems in which services are priced, organized and delivered.

Background