The Flipped Break-Even: Re-Balancing Demand- and Supply-Side Financing of Health Centers in Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: Supply-side healthcare financing still dominates healthcare financing in many countries where the government provides line-item budgets for health facilities irrespective of the quantity or quality of services rendered. There is a risk that this approach will reduce the efficiency of services and the value of money for patients. This paper analyzes the situation of public health centers in Cambodia to determine the relevance of supply- and demand-side financing as well as lump sum and performance-based financing. Based on a sample of the provinces of Kampong Thom and Kampot in the year 2019, we determined the income and expenditure of each facility and computed the unit cost with comprehensive step-down costing. Furthermore, the National Quality Enhancement Monitoring Tool (NQEMT) provided

SUBMITTER: Koy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9858853 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature