SUBJECT

Title

Health financing

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences

Part of degree program

Credits

Recommended in

Semester 2

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

The aim of the course is to

widen the students’ knowledge on health system financing;
provide the theoretical basis for analysing provider-payment methods; and
discuss the international and Hungarian experiences with provider-payment methods.

The course covers the following topics:

Purchasing of health services (provider-payment methods): theoretical basis.
Purchasing of health services (provider-payment methods): international experiences
Key issues of resource generation in the Hungarian health system
Provider-payment methods in the Hungarian health system
Theoretical principles and international experiences of defining the health benefit basket
Voluntary health insurance
Basic issues in health expenditure analysis

Readings

Topic I:

Kutzin, J. (2010) Conceptual framework for analysing health financing systems and the effects of reforms. In: Kutzin, J., Cashin, C. and Jakab, M. (eds) Implementing HealthFinancing ReformLessons from countries in transition. (Chapter 1. pp.3-24) European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/studies
Figueras, J. et al (2005), Purchasing to improve health systems performance:drawing the lessons. In: Figueras,J., Robinson, R. and Jakubowski, E. (eds.) (2005) Purchasing to improve health system performance. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series, Open University Press, Chapter three http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/98428/E86300.pdf?ua=1
Forder, J. et al. (2005), Theories of purchasing. In: Figueras,J., Robinson, R. and Jakubowski, E. (eds.) (2005) Chapter four
Duran, A., Sheiman, I., Schneider, M. and Ovretveit, J. (2005), Purchasers, providers and contracts. In: Figueras,J., Robinson, R. and Jakubowski, E. (eds.), Chapter nine
Langenbrunner, J., Orosz, E., Kutzin J. and Wiley Miriam (2005), Purchasing and paying providers. In: Figueras,J., Robinson, R. and Jakubowski, E. (eds.) (2005) pp. 236-245.

Topic II:

Thomson, S. et al (2009), Financing Health Care in the European Union Challenges and policy responses. Observatory Studies Series No.17. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/98307/E92469.pdf?ua=1 Chapter 3.2; 3.3; 3.4 and Chapter 4. (pp.74-100)
Fuenzalida-Puelma, H.L.(2010) Purchasing of health care services. In: Kutzin, J., Cashin, C. and Jakab, M. (eds) Implementing HealthFinancing ReformLessons from countries in transition (Chapter 6, pp.155-186) European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/studies
Haazen, D.S. and Hayer A.S. (2010) Financing capital costs and reducing the fixed costs of health systems. In: Kutzin, J., Cashin, C. and Jakab, M. (eds) Chapter 8, pp.221-246
Busse, R. et al (2011) Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe. (Chapter two; Chapter three; pp.9-36) European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162265/e96538.pdf?ua=1
Maynard, A.(2008), Payment for Performance (P4P): International experience and a cautionary proposal for Estonia , WHO http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/78975/P4P_Estonia.pdf
Scheller-Kreinsen (2009), The ABC of DRGs. EuroObserver. 2009 Winter http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/80332/EuroObserver_Winter2009.pdf

Topic III

Topic IV.

Topic V.

J. Schreyögg, et.al. (2005), Defining the “Health Benefit Basket” in nine European countries. Eur J Health Econ 2005 · [Suppl 1] 6:2–10 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1388078/

Topic VI.

Sarah Thomson and Elias Mossialos (2009) Private health insurance in the European Union. Executive Summary. LSE Health and Social Care , pp.6-40 file:///C:/Users/Doktori%20Iskola/Downloads/lse_ec_phi_final_report_web_en.pdf

Topic VII.

OECD (2015) Health at a Glance 2015. Chapter 9. Health expenditure and financing., http://www.oecd.org/health/health-at-a-glance-19991312.htm