What’s Next: The Push for Universal Healthcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Rosemarie Day
Keyword(s):  
Universal Healthcare

scholarly journals Health insurance awareness and its uptake in India: a systematic review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e043122
Author(s):  
Bhageerathy Reshmi ◽  
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽  
Shradha S Parsekar ◽  
Eti Rajwar ◽  
Ratheebhai Vijayamma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Healthcare Utilisation ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
Government Websites

IntroductionHealth insurance is one of the important approaches that can help in boosting universal healthcare coverage through improved healthcare utilisation and financial protection. This objectives of this review are to identify various interventions implemented in India to promote awareness of health insurance, and to provide evidence for the effectiveness of such interventions on the awareness and uptake of health insurance by the resident Indian population.Methods and analysisA systematic review will be carried out based on the Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. The review will include experimental and analytical observational studies that have included adult population (>18 years) in India. We will include any intervention, policy or programme that directly or indirectly affects awareness or uptake of health insurance. The following outcomes will be eligible to be included: awareness or health insurance literacy, attitude such as readiness to buy health insurance or decision making, uptake of health insurance, demand-side and supply-side factors for awareness of health insurance, and awareness as a factor for uptake and re-enrolment in health insurance. Databases such as MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, 3ie impact evaluation repository and Social Science Research Network will be searched from January 2010 to 15 July 2020. Additionally, important government websites and references of the included studies will be scanned to identify potential records. Three authors, independently, will carry out screening and data extraction. Studies will be categorised into quantitative and qualitative, and mixed-methods synthesis will be employed to analyse the findings.Ethics and disseminationThis review will be based on published studies and will not recruit human participants directly, therefore, ethical clearance is not applicable. We will disseminate the final review findings in a national or international conference and publish in a peer-reviewed journal.

scholarly journals Racial disparities in acute coronary syndrome management within a universal healthcare context: Insights from the AMI-OPTIMA trial

CJC Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-André d'Entremont ◽  
Christina C. Wee ◽  
Michel Nguyen ◽  
Étienne L. Couture ◽  
Samuel Lemaire-Paquette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
Coronary Syndrome

“Professional Movements” and the Expansion of Access to Healthcare in the Industrializing World

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Harris
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Labor Unions ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Healthcare ◽  
Knowledge Networks ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
Health Policymaking ◽  
The Welfare State

Explanations for the expansion of the welfare state have frequently centered on the importance of left-wing political parties and labor unions. Scholars have even pointed to the rare but growing significance of social democracy in the industrializing world. Yet, in the field of healthcare, labor unions frequently oppose sweeping universalistic reforms that threaten to erode members’ existing benefits, and those most in need of healthcare in rural areas and the informal sector are often the least organized politically. In the absence of mass demands, who then is responsible for universal healthcare programs in the industrializing world, and by what means do they successfully advocate for far-reaching reforms? This article explores the role that “professional movements” played in expanding access to healthcare in an industrializing nation that was engaged in processes of democratization. Mass movements are typically composed of lay people; by contrast, professional movements are made up of elites from esteemed professions who command knowledge, networks, and access to state resources that set them apart from ordinary citizens. The account illustrates how and why professional movements are able to play such a powerful role in health policymaking in the industrializing world, points to the need for more research on professional movements in other cases and policy domains, and discusses their relevance to social change in the industrializing world.

PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: STILL A SERVICE OF GENERAL INTEREST?

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Cygan
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
General Interest ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Patient Mobility ◽  
Member States ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Competition Rules

AbstractThis article examines how recent judgments of the European Court of Justice have interpreted the concept of a service of general interest in Article 86(2) EC in the delivery of healthcare services. The article explores how and why the Court has afforded greater latitude to Member States in organizational matters by not applying competition rules. By contrast, the Court has actively promoted patient mobility and has not applied the derogation in Article 86(2) EC where it would restrict the free movement of services. Does the Court's policy of protecting individual rights undermine the ability of Member States to deliver a universal healthcare service within finite resources?

Lessons from Thailand: universal healthcare achievements and challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-401
Author(s):  
Ravikan Nonkhuntod ◽  
Suchuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Healthcare Utilization ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Selection Criterion ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Small Positive Effect

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the successes of Thailand’s healthcare system along with challenges it is facing, examining documents and policies used by those charged with developing and implementing health services. Design/methodology/approach The search pool comprised PubMed and Google Scholar from the period 2001-2015. Selection criterion for inclusion was sources dealing with out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure and healthcare utilization in Thailand. In total, 33 studies met the criterion of containing sufficient data to be included in the meta-analysis. Findings The authors found a small positive effect size on OOP expenditure and healthcare utilization, obtaining values of 0.1604 (95% CI 0.1320-0.1888, p<0.0001) and 0.2788 (95% CI 0.0917-0.4659, p=0.0035), respectively. Originality/value To review and meta-analyze the literature dealing with the outcomes of Thailand’s healthcare system to understand whether Thailand’s healthcare system is achieving its mandate or not. The results of this paper can help policy makers to understand and evaluate Thailand’s healthcare system.

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