Comparison of medicines management strategies in insurance schemes in middle-income countries: four case studies

[摘要] Many middle-income countries are scaling up health insurance schemes to provide financial protection and access to affordable medicines to poor and uninsured populations. Although there is a wealth of evidence on how high income countries with mature insurance schemes manage cost-effective use of medicines, there is limited evidence on the strategies used in middle-income countries. This paper compares the medicines management strategies that four insurance schemes in middle-income countries use to improve access and cost-effective use of medicines among beneficiaries.

[学科分类] 药理学

[关键词] Health insurance;Drugs;Middle-income countries;China;Indonesia;Ghana;Mexico;Universal health coverage