Universal Health Coverage

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Health Insurance in India: Shankar Prinja on the CGD Podcast
March 14, 2022
CGD's Javier Guzman speaks with the Indian National Health Authority's Shankar Prinja about the structure and benefits of the PMJAY insurance scheme, the challenges of large-scale programs, and the need for researchers and policymakers to work together to produce and make use of evidence on what wor...
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Challenges of Social Health Insurance in Low- and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Balancing Limited Budgets and Pressure to Provide Universal Health Coverage
October 14, 2020
What are the best options of social insurance for low- and lower-middle income countries trying to reach universal health coverage?
CGD NOTES
Harnessing the Power of Private Distribution Channels for UHC
December 12, 2019
New technology, better use of data, and entrepreneurial passion in improving distribution channels is reaching a critical mass with the potential to drive extraordinary improvements in availability, affordability, and quality of health products. Global health institutions can play a significant role...
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Lessons from Ghana on Universal Health Coverage: Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt on the CGD Podcast
December 11, 2019
Gyansa-Lutterodt, Director of Technical Coordination at Ghana's MoH joins the CGD podcast to explain how Ghana is paving a road toward universal health coverage.
Blog Post
Are Courts Promoting or Hindering Fair Priority-Setting in Health?
Daniel Wang et al.
May 23, 2019
When the right to health care is enshrined in law, coupled with mechanisms like judicial accountability for challenging the denial of services, it can be an important tool for achieving Universal Health Coverage. Yet there are concerns that justiciable rights to health care can be an obstacle t...
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As the World Health Assembly Convenes, Let’s Elevate Use of Economic Evidence on the UHC Agenda
May 23, 2019
Since Monday, leading health officials from around the world have been meeting in Geneva, Switzerland for the 72nd World Health Assembly. 
REPORTS
Understanding the Opportunity Cost, Seizing the Opportunity: Report of the Working Group on Incorporating Economics and Modelling in Global Health Goals and Guidelines
May 23, 2019
Internationally set goals and guidelines directly influ­ence the setting of health care priorities at the national level, affecting how limited resources are generated and allocated across health care needs. The Working Group on Incorporating Economics and Modelling in Global Health Goals and Gu...