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Social Health Protection | Health Financing Collaborative for UHC. Cross-sector catalyst, knowledge broker and change agent for social impact.

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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1/7 Development banks have freed up billions in new lending capacity in recent years. Almost none of it has gone to health. Part 2B of the P4H series on financing health systems in the age of the aid retreat. 🧵
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
(1/5) Africa's institutional capital is routinely cited at $2 trillion. The figure within reach of the countries that need it most is closer to $250 billion. P4H's series on financing health in the age of the aid retreat asks where the money actually sits and who's best placed to move it. 🧵
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
(1/7) Five steps to designing a blended finance fund for health. Part 1 of P4H's series on financing health systems in the age of the aid retreat.
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
(1/5) Where will the money for health actually come from? DAC funding fell >23% in 2025 - health funding potentially down 40%+. Governments are now scoping blended funds, debt swaps, and development bank balance sheets to reimagine health financing.
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New report from P4H Network & @rarediseasesint.bsky.social on health financing and social health protection for rare diseases, building on a global webinar held 5 Nov. Missed it? Watch the full recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mN-... #RareDiseases #HealthFinancing #UHC #GlobalHealth
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Webinar on Health Financing & Social Health Protection for Rare Diseases
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
San Francisco’s lawsuit against ultra-processed food companies signals a shift in how health systems may fund the rising costs of chronic disease. As links to NCDs grow, governments are looking to recover health costs from commercial drivers healthpolicy-watch.news/us-city-sues... #HealthFinancing
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US City Sues Ultra-Processed Food Companies, Seeking 'Restitution' For Health Costs - Health Policy Watch
The City of San Francisco has filed a historic lawsuit against 10 ultra-processed food (UPF) manufacturers, seeking “restitution and civil penalties" to help
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Check out new analysis by @edwinebarasa.bsky.social et al. Warns that as donor funding declines, many LMICs are adopting shifting costs to households, over-reliance on insurance, sidelining PHC, and weakening community health threaten equity and UHC progress. 🔗 gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝟰𝗛 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁! Highlights include engagement in 40 countries, support to Chad’s AMED, reviews in Lao PDR, financing pilots in Madagascar, and major digital growth. 🔗 Full report: p4h.world #P4HNetwork #UHC #GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing #SHP
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
New op-ed warns 🇿🇦 ’s path to Universal Health Coverage risks being undermined by the financialisation of healthcare. Authors call for stronger public financing, primary care investment, transparency, and equity-focused use of private capacity. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025... #NHI #UHC
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Financialisation is the last thing South Africa’s National Health Insurance needs | Daily Maverick
South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to address healthcare inequities, but the rise of financialisation threatens its success. Treating health as an asset compromises universal health c...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🚩 New on the #MontreuxCollaborative Blog! Ghana’s digital public financial management reforms offer key lessons for health systems. The Ghana Health Service built flexible tools like PBMIS, GhiLMIS & e-Transactions to meet real-time needs. www.pfm4health.net/blog/digital... #PFM #HealthSystems
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! Join the launch of the 2025 Global Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage with @who.int, World Bank and @uhc2030.bsky.social 📅 Dec 8 | 🕗 8–9:30am EST / 14–15:30 CET 🔗 Zoom: ID 986 9474 5632 | Passcode .W1MJT=@r3 Interpretation in FR/ES/AR. #UHC #FinProtc
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UHC2030 @uhc2030.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We're looking forward to the launch of the @WHO and @WorldBank "Tracking #UniversalHealthCoverage: 2025 Global Monitoring Report" next Monday! Will you join us? 📆 8 December 🕒 14:00–15:30 CET 🔗 Details to join here: www.universalhealthcoverageday.org/global-heatm...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
🇬🇧📢 UK Autumn Budget 2025: Key health updates 🏥 Up to 250 neighbourhood health centres (120 by 2030) via a new PPP model 💻 £300m for NHS tech 💷 Health & care budgets +2.4% (2025–29) 💊 Branded medicines spend +25% www.nhsconfed.org/publications... #HealthBudget #NHS #UK
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Autumn Budget 2025: what you need to know
Headline points for healthcare leaders from the 2025 Autumn Budget.
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
WHO Africa and STATAFRIC are strengthening collaboration to improve how countries measure health spending and financial protection for UHC. Recent trainings in Accra and Dakar brought together 40+ countries to build skills in NHA and data analysis. p4h.world/en/news/part... #UHC #HealthFinancing
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Partnership enhances Africa’s health accounts to advance UHC - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗖 economies are advancing efforts to close the 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗽 after the Smart Families Workshop in Incheon. Progress toward a new Innovative Financing Framework highlights stronger cross-sector collaboration. p4h.world/en/news/apec... #WomensHealth #HealthFinancing
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APEC advances collaborative agenda to close women’s health financing gaps - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New P4H blog: André Medici explores how episode-based payments can strengthen value-based care in Latin America, reducing costs and improving coordination. Insights from CLAVS 2025 and IBRAVS’ framework. p4h.world/en/episode-b... #HealthFinancing #ValueBasedCare
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Episode-based Payments in Health – An innovative proposal for Health Plans at the CLAVS 25 congress - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
UHC High-level Forum takes place 6 Dec 2025 in Tokyo, hosted by Japan, @who.int & World Bank. The event will launch the UHC Knowledge Hub and feature the UHC Global Monitoring Report 2025, National Health Compacts & high-level discussions. 🔴 Livestream: youtube.com/live/j0jwIIY...
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[English] UHC High-Level Forum 2025
YouTube video by 厚生労働省 / Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
At the #MontreuxCollaborative in Geneva, the session on decentralization highlighted that subnational governments manage major health spending. Roles vary across countries, but strong national–local coordination is essential for effective #PHC and better #PFM for health. @who.int #HealthForAll
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
La OPS/OMS avanza en su Iniciativa de Eliminación de Enfermedades, usando “Mejores Inversiones” para impulsar acciones costo-efectivas y respuestas integradas centradas en las personas en las Américas. Más aquí: p4h.world/es/documents... #SaludPública #OPS
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Mejores inversiones para acelerar la eliminación de enfermedades en las Américas - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
WHO has released new global health expenditure data for 190+ countries (2000–2023), along with updated dashboards and documentation. Explore the resources here: apps.who.int/nha/database... apps.who.int/nha/database... apps.who.int/nha/database... apps.who.int/nha/database... #GlobalHealth #UHC
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
🇻🇳 Vietnam plans free annual health check-ups for all citizens starting 2026 under a proposal to boost preventive care and advance Resolution 72. The plan also raises insurance coverage for near-poor households and seniors 75+. Read more: p4h.world/en/news/viet... #HealthPolicy #VietnamHealth
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Vietnam to add annual health checks to universal insurance benefits in 2026 - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🇵🇭 PhilHealth aims to cut Filipinos’ out-of-pocket health spending from 44.7% to 25–30% by 2028, requiring higher gov’t health spending and bigger investments in primary care. Total health spending hit ₱1.4T in 2024, yet households still bear much of the cost. bit.ly/4ahTgYY #UHC #HealthFinancing
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
📈 Korea’s Catastrophic Medical Expense Support Program is set to exceed ₩200B this year—a sixfold rise since 2019 driven by eased eligibility and higher demand. But support for non-severe diseases now surpasses severe cases, raising sustainability concerns. bit.ly/4p6KNwA #HealthPolicy #UHC
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Catastrophic Medical Expense Support Program Reaches Record 200 Billion Won
Catastrophic Medical Expense Support Program Reaches Record 200 Billion Won Funds surge sixfold since 2019; critics highlight rise in non-severe disease support
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🔴 New study shows major Global Health Initiatives in Pakistan aren’t well aligned with UHC or PHC planning. Parallel grants, weak accountability & limited sustainability pose challenges. Authors call for integration, shared power & stronger domestic financing. bit.ly/4rpotQg #UHC #GlobalHealth
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📘 New commentary challenges global HTA methods in LMICs. Siriram & Harris show EQ-5D value sets poorly reflect South African patients’ health. They propose utilitarian principlism + shifts incl. multi-criteria decision analysis for fairer decisions. 🔗 bit.ly/4im5d1P #HealthPolicy #HealthEquity
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Time to fully account for cost in monitoring financial protection and universal health coverage in low- and middle-income settings - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🌍 New commentary highlights how LMICs overlook key cost drivers in UHC monitoring, transport expenses and time lost seeking care. These burdens hit poorer & rural households hardest. Authors call for better measurement, PHC investment & financing that covers non-medical costs. 🔗 bit.ly/4isC1qe
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Time to fully account for cost in monitoring financial protection and universal health coverage in low- and middle-income settings - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
📊 New Eurostat data shows big gaps in EU health spending. The EU spent €1.72T in 2023 (10% of GDP). Germany leads, while Luxembourg & Romania spend just 5.7%. Per-capita spending up 44% since 2014. More equity & sustainability needed. p4h.world/en/news/new-... #europe #healthexpenditure #data
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New data highlights wide gaps in EU health expenditure - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🚩 New study: 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, special tax breaks that cut revenue, are linked to higher child & maternal mortality in 𝟱𝟱 𝗟𝗠𝗜𝗖𝘀 (2000–22). Stronger public financial management reduces the harm. Reforming wasteful tax breaks can boost budget space for health. bit.ly/43MC8qy @oupprimary.bsky.social
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Expanding budget space to improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: what role for tax expenditures? - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New 𝗢𝗗𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 explores how ministries of finance can boost health spending efficiency as 𝗟𝗠𝗜𝗖𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 $𝟱𝟲 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮 and LICs under $10. It outlines 10 ways to strengthen budgeting, execution, procurement, decentralisation & digital systems. p4h.world/en/documents... #HealthFinancing #PFM
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What can a ministry of finance do to improve health spending? - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🇳🇬Africa CDC spotlights Nigeria as a continental model for health reform. At the 2025 Joint Annual Review, DG Jean Kaseya praised Nigeria’s leadership in integrated health financing, UHC, and local production. guardian.ng/features/hea... #P4HNetwork #HealthFinancing
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Africa CDC hails Nigeria's health reform model
Africa CDC has emphasised that Nigeria will be among the few pilot countries for integrated health financing under the G20 partnership
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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health @pandemiccenter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Global health financing is shrinking as pandemic risks are rising. The G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) is calling for urgent action from governments around the globe for domestic and global financing to protect against catastrophic losses. Read their report here ⤵️
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Pandemic Financing
The G20 High Level Independent Panel sets minimum annual benchmarks for pandemic financing and urges governments to take action by or before the September
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
South Africa’s G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting put a spotlight on its health reforms. As Helen Clark notes, the rollout of the NHI Act aligns with global moves toward UHC. The G20 discussions offered a platform to share lessons as SA advances implementation. www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2025...
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HELEN CLARK: It is time for SA to realise the promise of universal health coverage
Helen Clark emphasises the importance for SA to expedite its National Health Insurance reforms to achieve universal health coverage as it hosts the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The new @who.int report on 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗕 vaccines marks a pivotal moment. Chapter 2.5 highlights why predictable, long-term financing is essential for rollout in resource-constrained countries. ▶️ p4h.world/en/documents... #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth
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Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
La OPS publica su informe 2025 sobre APS en Sudamérica, analizando cómo 9 países reorganizan sus sistemas y avanzan hacia modelos centrados en las personas. Un recurso clave para fortalecer la equidad en salud. 🔗 iris.paho.org/bitstream/ha... #APS #SaludPública #OPS #SistemasDeSalud
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The G20 Panel’s new report shows the world is still underprepared for future pandemics, with major gaps in financing, MCM access, and support for tests, treatments & PPE. Stronger, scaled funding is essential to reduce future risks. p4h.world/en/documents... #PPPR #HealthFinancing #G20
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Closing the deal: Financing our security against pandemic threats​ - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Climate change is already a health crisis, but finance hasn’t caught up. A new #adelphi briefing shows health receives just 0.5% of climate finance, despite USD 2.54B in needs. Climate financing is health financing—time to scale up. p4h.world/en/documents... #ClimateFinance #HealthAdaptation
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The nexus of adaptation and health finance - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
T20 South Africa releases its Policy Brief, urging the G20 to adopt a shared definition and develop health taxonomies to align global capital with resilient health systems. A step toward making health central to economic stability. t20southafrica.org/publications... #T20 #G20 #SustainableFinance
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Defining Sustainable Finance for Health: A Common Taxonomy to Mobilise Global Investment
Sustainable investments in health – like in green finance – should be seen as a strategic driver of economic growth.
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲? Authors assess strategic health purchasing across Benin’s three major insurance schemes, call for a coherent financing strategy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #UHC #HealthFinancing #Benin #StrategicPurchasing #P4HNetwork
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A Critical Assessment of Strategic Health Purchasing in Benin's Health Financing Schemes and the Implications for Universal Health Coverage
Several reforms are underway in Benin to improve strategic health purchasing. This study examines th⁠e extent to which purchasing mechanisms in Benin …
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📢 New @jama.com Internal Medicine study from Schwartz, Kim, Chhatre, et. al: Moving into risk-based contracts in Medicare Advantage didn’t consistently cut utilisation or low-value care. What incentives really drive value? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #ValueBasedCare #MedicareAdvantage
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Health Care Utilization and Low-Value Service Use After Risk-Based Contract Adoption
This cohort study examined whether health care organizations’ transition to risk-based payment contracts in Medicare Advantage was associated with changes in health care utilization or use of low-valu...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🇯🇵 Japan’s long-term care spending hit a record ¥11.9T in FY2024 as demand for elder care keeps rising. Nursing+ preventive care costs are now 2.7× higher than in 2001 Japan’s experience highlights the growing LTC pressures of ageing societies. p4h.world/en/news/japa... #LongTermCare #JapanHealth
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Japan's nursing care costs surge to record ¥11.9 Trillion in fiscal 2024 - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🇨🇳 New research in Frontiers in Public Health (Yi, Xin & Liu 2025) finds #China’s LTCI pilots also benefit ineligible disabled individuals, reducing hospitalizations, inpatient spending & OOP costs Results were strongest in urban and middle-aged groups p4h.world/en/documents... #LTCI #HealthPolicy
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Indirect effects of long-term care insurance in China - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🇲🇽 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 A BMC Health Research Policy and Systems study by Serván-Mori et al. analysed Mexico’s health insurance from 2000–2023, showing major progress under Seguro Popular, then setbacks post-2019 🔗 bit.ly/3LDqyYr #UHC2030 #PublicHealth #Mexico
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Health insurance coverage in Mexico: progress, inequalities and remaining challenges towards UHC2030 - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🇱🇦 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘀 The National Assembly of #Laos held its 2nd workshop on “The Economics of Health” uniting parliamentarians, MoH & partners to secure long-term financing for immunisation & PHC Read more: bit.ly/3XsXwxa #P4HNetwork @laotiantimes.com.web.brid.gy
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National Assembly Advances Dialogue on Sustainable Health Financing in Laos - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
At the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting in Limpopo, global leaders united to ensure equitable, affordable access to new TB vaccines. Science, solidarity & shared responsibility to #EndTB by 2030. 🔗 p4h.world/en/news/g20-... #G20Health #GlobalHealth #VaccineEquity #PublicHealth #WHO #Lancet
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G20 2025: Global Leaders Unite to Advance Equity in Tuberculosis Vaccine Access - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
New in BMC Public Health (Oct 2025): Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Afya Care pilot boosted national health insurance enrollment by 10.5% — workers in pilot areas were 65% more likely to enroll, especially low-income groups. Free care can drive #UHC if paired with affordability & awareness. 👉 bit.ly/4i0fJvK #Insurance
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Do free healthcare policies play a role in expanding national health insurance enrollment among informal sector workers? The case of the Afya Care pilot program in Kenya - BMC Public Health
Several Sub-Saharan African countries have transitioned from fiscally unsustainable free healthcare policies to national health insurance schemes. These national schemes often expect informal sector w...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🇬🇭 Ghana uncaps the National Health Insurance Levy, unlocking GH₵3.4B to strengthen the NHIS. With GH₵2.8B already disbursed, this reform boosts transparency, ends illegal co-payments & advances Universal Health Coverage 🔗 gna.org.gh/2025/11/gove... #HealthFinancing #GhanaHealth #InvestInHealth
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Government uncaps NHIS, injecting about GH₵3.4 billion to strengthen the scheme | Ghana News Agency
By Bertha Badu-Agyei/Harriet Kwakye Accra, Oct. 30, GNA – Government has uncapped the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), injecting about Ghc3.4 billion funds this year to strengthen the…
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶🇲🇼 @who.int Malawi’s 2024 Annual Report highlights major strides in health financing — from institutionalizing National Health Accounts to mobilizing $9M for essential medicines — driving progress toward #UHC 🔗 www.afro.who.int/countries/ma...
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WHO Malawi 2024 Annual Report
The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🇲🇽 El camino de México hacia la Cobertura Universal de Salud muestra avances y retrocesos. Un nuevo estudio destaca cómo la fragilidad institucional y la pérdida de confianza ampliaron desigualdades. La CUS exige equidad y compromiso duradero. bit.ly/4okv3Wc #CUS #FinanciamientoDeLaSalud
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Health insurance coverage in Mexico: progress, inequalities and remaining challenges towards UHC2030 - P4H Network
Explore our collection of documents related to our organization's goals of promoting collaboration in social health protection and health financing. Our vision is to accelerate progress towards univer...
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🇻🇳 Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) & the World Bank are deepening cooperation to expand social protection by 2030 Key discussions included boosting subsidies for voluntary insurance, introducing the Monotax model to simplify participation, & advancing inclusive digital tools 🔗https://bit.ly/3LqcMbB
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VietNam and World Bank strengthen cooperation to expand social security coverage - P4H Network
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P4H Network @p4hnetwork.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚨 New WHO Guidance on Global Health Financing Cuts WHO’s new guidance — ““𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆” — outlines urgent steps to protect budgets, improve efficiency, and sustain health systems. bit.ly/4nIXCeZ #HealthFinancing #UHC #GlobalHealth #WHO #Resilience #HealthSystems
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