Description: Health care financing is key in defining interactions between providers and the general population. It determines who is required to pay for care, how much they pay, and what types of services patients can receive. It also helps shape markets for health service providers and innovations in service delivery, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Paying for Health brings together insights from over 50 global experts to provide a vital analysis of health care financing around the world, explaining issues related to funding both health and social care. It explores key aspects of health financing, delving into critical policy questions and examining strategies that shape sustainable, effective health systems. Offering real-world examples and evidence-based insights, this essential volume equips policymakers, researchers, and health leaders with the tools to design financing systems that drive progress now and in the future towards universal health coverage. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Brief description: Jonathan Cylus is the head of the London Hubs of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies based at the LSE and LSHTM, and Senior Health Economist in the WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing. His research focuses on health systems, particularly health financing policy, health economics, and health system performance. He has worked across Europe and beyond and with the European Commission, OECD, and WHO. Prior to joining the Observatory, Jonathan was an economist at CMS in the US. Jonathan holds a BA from Johns Hopkins and an MSc and PhD from LSE.