Publication: Verification of Performance in Results-Based Financing Programs: The Case of Plan Nacer in Argentina
Date
2014-11
ISSN
Published
2014-11
Author(s)
Perazzo, Alfredo
Josephson, Erik
Abstract
Verification in results-based financing
(RBF) mechanisms is one of the key differentiators between
it and related health financing structures such as social
health insurance. Verifying that providers have achieved
reported performance in RBF mechanisms is considered a
crucial part of program implementation and key to
maintaining trust through transparency, as well as the
viability of the mechanism. Verification is however a
process which has thus far been little studied. Information
on the methodologies used in different settings (including
frequency and sampling methodology), the effectiveness of
the verification process, the direct and tangential effects,
and the cost is scarce. Plan Nacer employs one of the
largest RBF mechanisms in the world and is therefore an
excellent case study for the role, methodology and effects
of the verification process. This study will give the
background to Plan Nacer, detail the major characteristics
of the verification process and draw lessons on the process
which can inform the design of verification in RBF
mechanisms in other countries.
Citation
“Perazzo, Alfredo; Josephson, Erik. 2014. Verification of Performance in Results-Based Financing Programs : The Case of Plan Nacer in Argentina. Health, Nutrition, and Population Discussion Paper;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21712 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”