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Role of Communities and the Private Sector Alexander S. Preker World Bank October 28, 2003 Rich-Poor Differences in Health Care Financing

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Role of Communities and thePrivate Sector

Alexander S. PrekerWorld Bank

October 28, 2003

Rich-Poor Differences inHealth Care Financing

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Revenue Pooling Resource AllocationCollection or Purchasing (RAP)

Flow of Funds Through the SystemPr

ivat

ePu

blic

Taxes

Public Charges

Mandates

Grants

Loans

PrivateInsurance

Communities

Out-of-Pocket

PublicProviders

PrivateProviders

Service Provision

GovernmentAgency

Social Insurance orSickness Funds

Private InsuranceOrganizations

Employers

IndividualsAnd Households

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• Collecting Pre-Paid Revenues

• Pooling of Funds and Sharing of Risks

• Allocating Resources and Purchasing

Origins of Rich-Poor DifferencesIn Financing Child Health

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• Collecting Pre-Paid Revenues

• Pooling of Funds and Sharing of Risks

• Allocating Resources and Purchasing

Origins of Rich-Poor DifferencesIn Financing Child Health

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Low-Income Countries HaveWeak Capacity to Raise Revenues

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low-income countries isoften regressive.

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� Governments in manycountries often raise lessthan 5% of GDP in publicrevenues; and

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Low Income Pattern: Direct ChargesRevenue Pooling Resource AllocationCollection or Purchasing (RAP)

Priv

ate

Publ

ic

Taxes

Grants

Out-of-Pocket

Service Provision

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Total Expenditure on Health CarePercent of GDP

0.0%

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Ethiopia

Uganda

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Kenya

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Zambia

Tanzania

Malaw

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South Africa

HE % of GDP

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Public Expenditure on Health CarePercentage of Total Public Expenditure

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

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Kenya

Ethiopia

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Tanzania

Malaw

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Zambia

South Africa

PHE % Tot.Govt EXP.

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• Collecting Pre-Paid Revenues

• Pooling of Funds and Sharing of Risks

• Allocating Resources and Purchasing

Origins of Rich-Poor DifferencesIn Financing Child Health

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What do We Mean by Pooling?

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Cross subsidy fromproductive to non-productive

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Low Income Patterns: FragmentationRevenue Pooling Resource AllocationCollection or Purchasing (RAP)

Priv

ate

Publ

ic

PublicProviders

PrivateProviders

Service Provision

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Less Pooling of Revenues inLow Income Countries

Share of world’s 1.3 billion living onless than US$1 day indicated by

size of blue bubbles

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Out-Of-Pocket (OOPs) ExpenditureAnd Poverty Without Risk Sharing

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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

KERALA

TAMIL NADU

KARNATAKA

ANDHRA PRADESH

HARYANA

ORISSA

MAHARASHTRA

ALL INDIA

NORTH EAST

WEST BENGAL

MADHYA PRADESH

GUJARAT

RAJASTHAN

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UTTAR PRADESH

BIHAR

Percent Falling Into Poverty

Hospitalization Causes ImpoverishmentSupply Side Subsides are not Enough

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• Collecting Pre-Paid Revenues

• Pooling of Funds and Sharing of Risks

• Allocating Resources and Purchasing

Origins of Rich-Poor DifferencesIn Financing Child Health

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Benefit Incidence: The Rich Get More Public Benefits(All India, 1995-96)

10.1%13.4%

17.8%

25.6%

33.1%

0.0%

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20.0%

30.0%

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Poorest20%

2nd Middle 20% 4th Richest20%

Income Quintiles

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• It provides financing

• It provides access to quality services

• It increases consumer satisfaction

The Private Sector is Important

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Who Pays for Health in India?

Private Insurance

0%

Private Investment

3%Public-States

14%

Public-Centre4%

Private Out-of-pocket79%

Source: NSSO; CSO; 1995-96Data

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Out-of-Pocket Health Payments and Household IncomeAll India (1995-96): The Poor Contribute Significantly

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Out of Pocket to Public Facilities Out of Pocket to Private Facilities

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Service Delivery: People Use Public and Private Sectors(All India, 1995-96)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Outpatient Care

Hospitalization

InstitutionalDeliveries

Antenatal Care

Immunizations

Public-Private Sector Shares

Public Private

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Responsiveness:Little Satisfaction in Andhra Pradesh (2000)

But Private Sector Outperforms Public Sector

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Waiting time

Doctor’s manner

Doctor’s skills

Nurse’s manner

Nurse’s skills

Explanation of care

Overall visit

Percent Satisfied or Very Satisfied

Public Private

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But Without Subsides the Poor Get Less:Proportion of Institutional Deliveries, All India (1995-96)

73%

68%

63%

53%

36%

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Poorest 20%

20%-40%

Middle 20%

60%-80%

Richest 20%

Percent of Births Delivered at Health Facilities

Public Private

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• Increased Targeting of Public Resources

• Increased Private Sector Participation

• Increased Financial Protection

• Increased Subsides for the Poor

• Communities often Play an Important Role

Urgent Need for ChangeAt the Global Level

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