Primary Health Care Financing Systems:
International Comparisons and Lessons
JOHN MINOT, ARIJIT SARKAR
Objectives
IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health (ICTPH) is currently starting up Rural Medical Health Centres (RMHCs) in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu state, but this is largely a provision exercise without a full financing model. It is also rolling out a catastrophic health insurance model in the same area. In one or two years’ time, it may expand services to a primary healthcare insurance system. This paper is intended to provide reference for ICTPH going forward. It will study existing methods of financing primary healthcare for the general population and identify financing techniques for ICTPH that are appropriate to the goal of promoting affordable, accessible, and preventive healthcare in India.
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