National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)

Health Care Financing and Health Insurance

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Health Care Financing and Health Insurance

About the Course

Purpose: Developing a robust financing system for a complex sector like health is proving to be the most formidable challenge facing the policy makers in India. This unit on health care financing and health insurance is aimed at orienting the participants on the concept of health financing, various methods of health financing, and familiarising them with the existing health insurance schemes in India.

Time: Three Hours

Author: K.S Nair, Assistant Professor, Planning and Evaluation, National Institute of Health Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi

Prerequisite: Trainees must read the unit on Concepts, Functions, and Principles of Management before starting this unit.

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Learning Objectives
At the end of the unit, you will be able to:
1. Describe the concept of health care financing and risk pooling
2. Describe alternative ways of financing health care
3. List out the main thrust areas of health care financing
4. Describe different types of health insurance schemes
5. Discuss the status of the implementation of these scheme
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Post-Assessment

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Glossary

Health Insurance

Pre-payment

Risk Pooling
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