Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vietnam's primary mechanism of achieving sustainable funding for universal health coverage (UHC) and financial protection has been through its social health insurance (SHI) scheme. Steady progress towards access has been made and by 2020, over 90% of the population were enrolled in SHI. In 2022, as part of a larger transition towards the increased domestic financing of healthcare, tuberculosis (TB) services were integrated into SHI. This change required people with TB to use SHI for treatment at district-level facilities or to pay out of pocket for services. This study was conducted in preparation for this transition. It aimed to understand more about uninsured people with TB, assess the feasibility of enrolling them into SHI, and identify the barriers they faced in this

SUBMITTER: Forse R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10985876 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature