Publication: Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods
Date
2004-09
ISSN
Published
2004-09
Author(s)
Diderichsen, Finn
Abstract
In this paper, it is discuss methods to
allocate national health care funds to purchasers or
insurers of health care. For administrative reasons,
resources are usually allocated as they always have
been-which relates more closely to the existing structure
and demand than to need. Resource allocation through
capitation is needed to achieve equity in access to health
care or health outcome. Capitation should be based on
epidemiological or socio-demographic need factors. The
author discusses how to select and weight need factors and
provides examples from high and low income countries.
Citation
“Diderichsen, Finn. 2004. Resource Allocation for Health Equity : Issues and Methods. Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP)
discussion paper;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/683255fb-65d1-5b6a-a74a-cd6dcd7e0983 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”